The Monumento a Andrés Sánchez Magallanes, colloquially known as La Chichona (lit. transl. The Busty Woman),[1] is a memorial in Villahermosa, Tabasco. It was dedicated to Colonel Andrés Sánchez Magallanes, who commanded key battles for the expulsion of the French from Villahermosa during the Second French intervention in Mexico.[2]
| Monumento a Andrés Sánchez Magallanes | |
|---|---|
| La Chichona | |
 The sculpture in 2010 | |
 Location | |
| Artist | José Luis Silva |
| Year | 1969 |
| Medium | Quarry |
| Location | Villahermosa |
| 17°59′31.8″N 92°56′42.7″W / 17.992167°N 92.945194°W | |
The monument was ordered by Manuel Rafael Mora Martínez, governor of Tabasco between 1965 and 1970. The project was completed between 1967 and 1969. The author was José Luis Silva who selected quarry stone. It had a cost of one million pesos. In 1997, a distributor road was built that partially obstructs the view of the monument at ground level.[3] The monument's nickname is attributed to one of the sculptures featuring a seated woman with a bare torso and large breasts.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "VIRAL: Estatuas y monumentos que nadie llama por su verdadero nombre" [VIRAL: Statues and monuments that no one calls by their real name]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Andrés Sánchez Magallanes: Benemérito de Tabasco, a 153 años de su muerte" [Andrés Sánchez Magallanes: Distinguished of Tabasco, 153 years since his death]. Rumbo Nuevo (in Spanish). 14 May 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Monumento a Andrés Sánchez Magallanes" [Monument to Andrés Sánchez Magallanes]. De Tabasco Soy (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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