Monumento a los caídos en Malvinas

Monument to the fallen in the Falklands
Monumento a los caídos en Malvinas
Monumento a los caídos en Malvinas, in the Plaza San Martín.
Location in Buenos Aires City
Coordinates 34°35′38.2″S 58°22′30.3″W / 34.593944°S 58.375083°W / -34.593944; -58.375083
Location Avenida del Libertador, San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Designer Andrés Morán
Opening date June 24, 1990 (1990-06-24)
Dedicated to Argentine soldiers killed in Falklands War

The Monumento a los caídos en Malvinas (English: Monument to the Fallen in the Falklands) is a cenotaph in Plaza San Martín, in Buenos Aires, dedicated to the 649 Argentine soldiers who were killed in the Falklands War. The inscription reads La nación también rinde homenaje a los que guardan en su cuerpo o memoria las huellas del combate. (The nation honors also those who keep traces of the struggle on their bodies or in their memories.)

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References

    • Berjman, Sonia; Di Bello, Roxana; Magaz, María (2003). Plaza San Martín, imágenes de una historia. Ed. NobuKo. ISBN 987-20641-0-5.

    Coordinates: 34°35′38.2″S 58°22′30.3″W / 34.593944°S 58.375083°W / -34.593944; -58.375083

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