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Statue of José Antonio Torres

Coordinates: 20°40′38.5″N 103°20′57.8″W / 20.677361°N 103.349389°W / 20.677361; -103.349389
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Statue of José Antonio Torres
The statue in 2011
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ArtistJosé Méndez Hernández
SubjectJosé Antonio Torres
LocationGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Coordinates20°40′38.5″N 103°20′57.8″W / 20.677361°N 103.349389°W / 20.677361; -103.349389

A statue of José Antonio Torres [es] is installed near the Corona Market, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.[1] The statue is 2.5 meters (8 ft 2 in) tall and he is described as having an enraged face. The sculptor was Juan José Méndez Hernández.[2] In April 2017, the machete he was holding was stolen.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "El Amo Torres, un héroe olvidado". Informador.mx (in Spanish). 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ Armenta, Francisco (1 October 2015). "Monumento al 'Amo' Torres. Un líder de la Independencia". La Crónica de Hoy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ^ Ramírez Álvarez, Víctor Manuel (12 April 2017). "Ni el 'Amo Torres' se escapa de la inseguridad, le roban su machete". El Occidental (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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