Altar a la Patria

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monument war memorial

Altar a la Patria is a monumental memorial in Mexico City honoring the Niños Héroes, cadets who died defending Chapultepec Castle during the Mexican–American War.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Niños Héroes	3
Los Niños Héroes	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Altar de la Patria ⓘ Monument to the Niños Héroes ⓘ surface form: Monumento a los Niños Héroes
architect	Enrique Aragón Echegaray ⓘ
category	Bosque de Chapultepec ⓘ surface form: Chapultepec Park Mexican–American War memorials ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Mexico City ⓘ
commemorates	Battle of Chapultepec ⓘ Mexican–American War ⓘ
constructionEndDate	1952 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1947 ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Mexican military cadets ⓘ cadets of the Heroic Military College ⓘ
hasPart	central statue of a mother holding a fallen son ⓘ inscribed urn with remains of the Niños Héroes ⓘ six marble columns ⓘ
hasSymbol	Mexican national emblem ⓘ eagle ⓘ laurel wreaths ⓘ
hasVisitorAccess	yes ⓘ
heritage	part of Mexican historical memory ⓘ
honours	Altar a la Patria self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Niños Héroes
inauguratedBy	Lázaro Cárdenas del Río ⓘ surface form: Lázaro Cárdenas
inaugurationDate	1952 ⓘ
languageOfInscription	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Bosque de Chapultepec ⓘ surface form: Chapultepec Park Mexico City ⓘ Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City ⓘ
materialUsed	white marble ⓘ
memorialFor	Agustín Melgar ⓘ Fernando Montes de Oca ⓘ Francisco Márquez ⓘ Juan Escutia ⓘ Juan de la Barrera ⓘ Vicente Suárez ⓘ
memorialType	military memorial ⓘ
near	Chapultepec Castle ⓘ Paseo de la Reforma ⓘ
numberOfColumns	6 ⓘ
operator	Government of Mexico ⓘ
ownedBy	Government of Mexico ⓘ
sculptor	Ernesto Tamariz ⓘ
significance	national symbol of sacrifice ⓘ site of official commemorations of the Niños Héroes ⓘ
style	monumental architecture ⓘ
subjectOf	Mexican civic ceremonies ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Monument to the Niños Héroes → commemorates → Altar a la Patria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niños Héroes

Monument to the Niños Héroes (nearby Chapultepec access) → commemorates → Altar a la Patria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niños Héroes

Monument to the Niños Héroes (nearby Chapultepec access) → hasAlternativeName → Altar a la Patria ⓘ

Monument to the Niños Héroes → hasNameInSpanish → Altar a la Patria ⓘ

Bosque de Chapultepec → hasPart → Altar a la Patria ⓘ

Altar a la Patria → honours → Altar a la Patria self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niños Héroes

Battle of Chapultepec → notableUnit → Altar a la Patria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Los Niños Héroes