COSTA RICA
NATIONAL MONUMENT
One of the most known monuments in San Jose. It`s placed in National Park, in the eastern part of town, between 15 and 19 streets and 1 and 3 avenidas. It was made in Paris at the end of XIX century. It symbolizes of brave attitude of Central America, especially Costa Rica in fight against american filibustier William Walker, who wanted in 1856 to take over the entire region. The monument`s building in Paris in the middle of last century was ordered by Costa Rica representative for french sculptor Louis Carrier Bellouse. He made a bronze pedestal on which put seven figures. Five of them symbolize Central American republics, and two others of William Walker and one of his dead soldiers. Costa Rica stands straight in the middle, one hand holds the flag and shows the way for free, and the second hand support wound Nicaragua. The latter one with broken sword, as a agony sign, has a veil on her head. Guatemala holds the axe, El Salwador the sword and Honduras the arch and shield.
On the pedestal there are four reliefs depicting: scenes from Santa Rosa battle, fights in Rivas, the seizing of boats in the San Juan river and human shape of off that time president Juan Rafael Mora Porras. The monument sculpturing was ended up in 1891, and it was brought to Costa Rica a year kater. The solemn unveiling of a monument was on September 15th of 1892. In the ceremony took place different representatives of neighbouring countries. Next to that is situated The Numismatic Museum.
SAN JOSE
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