Bust of Ramón Castilla
Sculpture in Houston, Texas, U.S.
29°43′19.4″N 95°23′17.7″W / 29.722056°N 95.388250°W / 29.722056; -95.388250 Ramón Castilla, also known as Field Marshal Ramón Castilla or Ramón Castilla y Marquesado,[1] is an outdoor bronze sculpture of the Peruvian caudillo and President of the same name by an unknown artist, installed at Hermann Park's McGovern Centennial Gardens in Houston, Texas, in the United States.[2] The bust had been installed in Hermann Park's International Sculpture Garden since 1991.[1]
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References
- ^ a b "Field Marshal Ramon Castilla". City of Houston. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
The bronze bust of Field Marshall Ramon Castilla has been part of the International Sculpture Garden since 1991. There is no record of the artist. Ramon Castilla y Marquesado served as president of Peru four times. In his early years, he fought as a lieutenant in the Spanish army against revolutionary forces, then switched sides and joined General Jose Francisco de San Martin in the struggle for independence from Spain. As president, he is credited with ending slavery in Peru.
- ^ "Points of Interest: Ramon Castilla y Marquesado". Hermann Park Conservancy. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
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