Monument to Hero Children n
Av Juventud Heroica, Bosque de Chapultepec I, Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de M xico, DF, Mexico
Description:
The Hero Children Monument commemorates the military events in Mexico in 1847.
The monument was erected to six Mexican child cadets who died during the defense of Chapultepec Castle from American troops on September 13, 1847.
Over the monument worked architect Enrique Echegar and sculptor Ernesto Tamaris.
The monument is poured out of Carrara marble.
Externally, the monument represents six columns, which symbolize the six dead Heroes aged 13 to 20 years. The monument is constantly served by the Guard of Honor.