Bust of Ramón Castilla explained

Bust of Ramón Castilla
Italic Title:no
Type:Sculpture
Subject:Ramón Castilla
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Houston, Texas, United States
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Field Marshal Ramon Castilla . City of Houston . August 12, 2023 . October 15, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015034055/http://www.houstontx.gov/parks/artinparks/fieldmarshalramoncastilla.html . 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..
  2. Web site: Points of Interest: Ramon Castilla y Marquesado. Hermann Park Conservancy. October 21, 2015.

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