General José Artigas

Black granite: GEN. JOSE ARTIGAS / 1764 - 1850 Pink granite: NATIONAL HERO OF URUGUAY / PROTECTOR DE LOS PUEBLOS LIBRES Pink granite, black: GIFT FROM THE PEOPLE OF URUGUAY / TO THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK CITY / JOSE LUIS ZORRILLADE SAN MARTIN, SCULPTOR / MARIA CRISTINA CAOUIAS, ARCHITECT / DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 1997 On plaque: SPECIAL THANKS TO / MINISTERIO DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES DEL URUGUAY / CONSULADO GENERAL DEL URUGUAY - COMISION 25 DE AGOSTO / BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY - UTE / A N T E L - ABAL HNOS. S.A. - KRAFT SUCHARD URUGUAY S.A. / EMPRESAS PHILIP MORRIS EN URUGUAY / CITIBANK MONTIVIDEO - FUNDACION BANCO DE BOSTON / ALICO - BANCO SURINVEST S.A. - ESSO STANDARD OIL CO. URUGUAY S.A. / TEXACO URUGUAY S.A. - METZEN Y SENA S.A. - AMERICAN AIRLINES / J. CASTILLO FLYNN - ATTILION MARICHAL - W.Y.B. CALCAGNO - A.YM. CASTEX / C.S.C. Y D. URUGUAY OSSINING - L. Y M. CORTAZZO - A. Y F. GARET / C. GUENDJIAN - R. GUENDJIAN - J.Y R. MELKISSETIAN - J. Y J. MOREIRA / W. Y M. PASCALE - J. Y M. TUR - FUNDACIONPAEZ VILARO / ANCAP --- SEPT. 24, 1997

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