4834 x 3223 px | 40,9 x 27,3 cm | 16,1 x 10,7 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
2014
Ubicazione:
San Jose del Cabo, Baja California, Mexico
Altre informazioni:
In one corner of the town square, of San Jose del Cabo is a semi-circular monument behind a fountain with the words: "Jardin de los Cabeños Ilustres" which means Garden of Illustrious Cabeños. (A Cabeño is a person from Los Cabos). The monument features seven busts: Lieutenant Jose Antonio Mijares flanked by five other men and one woman. Mijares is the only one of the people honoured here who is not originally from the area. Born in Santander, Spain in 1819, he travelled to Mexico City and became a Mexican citizen. He fought bravely in the Mexican-American war and in a battle in San Jose del Cabo in 1847, he led an attack against U.S. forces who were barricaded in the priest's house (now the site of the Casa de la Cultura) and surrounding buildings. He was able to seize the artillery, but was severely wounded in the process and died the following day. He is considered a Mexican hero, and besides this monument, the main street in San Jose del Cabo is named after him. The monument was built in 2007 after the remodelling to the town square.
