Monumento a Andrés Sánchez Magallanes
Monument in Villahermosa, Tabasco / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Monumento a Andrés Sánchez Magallanes, colloquially known as La Chichona (lit. transl. The Busty Woman),[1] is a memorial in Villahermosa, Tabasco. It was dedicated to Colonel Andrés Sánchez Magallanes [es], who commanded key battles for the expulsion of the French from Villahermosa during the Second French intervention in Mexico.[2]
Monumento a Andrés Sánchez Magallanes | |
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La Chichona | |
Artist | José Luis Silva |
Year | 1969 |
Medium | Quarry |
Location | Villahermosa |
Coordinates | 17°59′31.8″N 92°56′42.7″W |
The monument was ordered by Manuel Rafael Mora Martínez [es], governor of Tabasco between 1965 and 1970. The project was completed between 1967 and 1969. The author was José Luis Silva who selected quarry stone. It had a cost of one million pesos. In 1997, a distributor road was built that partially obstructs the view of the monument at ground level.[3] The monument's nickname is attributed to one of the sculptures featuring a seated woman with a bare torso and large breasts.[1]