Continuing south past Aztec Stadium on Insurgentes Sur from its junction with Río Mixcoac and Río Churubusco we see on the right the modern Teatro de los Insurgentes, a circular building with a mosaic by Diego Rivera on the faáade depicting the history of the Mexican theatre. To the right stretches the district of Tlacopac.
The Insurgentes Sur continues south to the district of Villa Obregón, passing on the left the Àlvaro Obregón Monument which commemorates the revolutionary hero and President, murdered here in 1928. The sculpture and relief carving on this massive granite memorial are by Ignacio Asúnsolo. A macabre showpiece to be found in the memorial is a glass container in which is preserved in spirit Obregón’s hand and arm which he lost during the revolutionary struggles.
General Álvaro Obregón, a revolutionary leader and president of the United States of Mexico, was gunned down in this spot while attending a banquet in 1928, shortly after being elected for a second term of office. The assassin was a young religious fanatic by the name of José de León Toral, who was motivated by Obregón’s anti-church policies. The sombre monument with two granite statues depicting agriculture and industry commemorates moments of the revolutionary period. It houses the General’s forearm and hand, which was blown off by a canon in the Battle of Celaya. This event coined the phrase “Nadie resiste un cañonazo de 50 mil pesos” (“Nobody resists 50 thousand pesos worth of cannon fire”). The monument was designed by Ignacio Asúnsolo and is found within the pleasant surroundings of the Parque de la Bombilla.
Avenida Miguel Angel de Quevedo e Insurgentes
San Angel
01090 Mexico City
Mexico
