Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi

This article is about the monument in Buenos Aires. For the monument in Rome, see Monument to Garibaldi (Rome).

Monumento a Giuseppe Garibaldi in Plaza Italia

The Monumento a Giuseppe Garibaldi is an equestrian sculpture featuring Giuseppe Garibaldi, located on Plaza Italia, a landmark in the Palermo neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807–1882) was an Italian military and political figure. In his twenties, he joined the Carbonari Italian patriot revolutionaries, and had to flee Italy after a failed insurrection. He then led the Italian Legion in the Uruguayan Civil War, and afterwards returned to Italy as a commander in the conflicts of the Risorgimento. He has been dubbed the "Hero of the Two Worlds" in tribute to his military expeditions in both South America and Europe.^[1]

Donated to the city by Italian residents, it was built by Italian sculptor Eugenio Maccagnani as a replica of the one located in Brescia, Italy, and was inaugurated on June 19, 1904.

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↑ "Garibaldi, Giuseppe (1807-1882)"

Landmarks of Buenos Aires City

Public & historic buildings and structures	Argentine National Congress Palace Torre Monumental Cabildo Café Tortoni Casa Rosada Centro Cultural Néstor Kirchner Chacarita Cemetery City Hall City Legislature Customs House Duhau Palace Estrugamou Building Floralis Genérica Galerías Pacífico Hotel de Inmigrantes Kavanagh Building Libertador Building May Pyramid Metropolitan Cathedral Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi Obelisco Palacio Barolo Palacio Haedo Pizzurno Palace Plaza Hotel Recoleta Cemetery San Martín Palace Santo Domingo convent Sarmiento Frigate Uruguay Corvette The Water Company Palace Women's Bridge

Precincts & neighbourhoods	Almagro Belgrano Buenos Aires CBD Caballito City Centre Colegiales Montserrat Núñez Palermo Puerto Madero Recoleta Retiro San Telmo

Nature and parks	Avellaneda Park Botanical gardens Buenos Aires Ecological Reserve Chacabuco Park Congressional Plaza Japanese Gardens Lezama Park Palermo gardens Plaza de la República Plaza de Mayo Plaza San Martín Parque Centenario Buenos Aires Zoo Plaza Alvear

Cultural Institutions	El Ateneo Grand Splendid Argentine Automobile Club Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art Café Tortoni Fortabat Art Collection House of Culture Illuminated Block Isaac Fernández Blanco Museum King Fahd Cultural Center Latin American Art Museum Museum of Foreign Debt National Library National Museum of Decorative Arts National Museum of Fine Arts National Museum of History Opera House Paz Palace Planetarium Recoleta Cultural Center San Martín Cultural Center San Martín National Institute Sarmiento Museum Eduardo Sívori Museum

Sport	Bombonera Stadium River Plate Stadium Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó Maradona Stadium Vélez Sársfield Stadium Argentine Hippodrome of Palermo Lawn Tennis Club Polo Stadium Race Circuit Arena Obras Sanitarias CeNARD Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry G.E.B.A. Stadium

Transport	Buenos Aires Belgrano Sur Buenos Aires Underground Constitución station Federico Lacroze station Jorge Newbery Airport Once station Retiro station Tranvía del Este MetroBus

Shopping & entertainment	Abasto Mall Avenida Theatre Cervantes Theatre Fishermen's Pier Galerías Pacífico Gran Rex Theatre Luna Park Arena Paseo La Plaza Patio Bullrich Opera Theatre San Martin Theatre Parque de la Ciudad La Trastienda Club Galería Güemes

Streets & avenues	9 de Julio Avenue Avenida Alvear Avenida de Mayo Avenida del Libertador Callao Avenue Caminito Córdoba Avenue Coronel Díaz Street Corrientes Avenue Figueroa Alcorta Avenue Florida Street General Paz Avenue President Julio Argentino Roca Avenue Leandro Alem Avenue Pueyrredón Avenue President Roque Sáenz Peña Avenue Rivadavia Avenue Santa Fe Avenue Sarmiento Avenue Scalabrini Ortiz Avenue

Coordinates: 34°34′53″S 58°25′15″W / 34.5814°S 58.4209°W / -34.5814; -58.4209

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