The Garden of the Triple Alliance is a small garden and monument composed of three bronze castings representing the three ''
Tlatoaque'' of the
Aztec Triple Alliance
The Aztec Empire or the Triple Alliance ( nci, Ēxcān Tlahtōlōyān, jéːʃkaːn̥ t͡ɬaʔtoːˈlóːjaːn̥ was an alliance of three Nahua city-states: , , and . These three city-states ruled that area in and around the Valley of Mexi ...
, and made by the artist
Jesús Fructuoso Contreras
Jesús Fructuoso Contreras Chávez (January 20, 1866 – July 13, 1902) was a Mexican sculptor. He has been called the most "representative sculptor of late 19th century Mexico".
Biography
Jesús Fructuoso Contreras was born in Aguascaliente ...
between 1888 and 1889.
[These facts can be read in the information plaque of the garden.] It is located on Filomeno Mata street (at the crossing with Tacuba street), west of the
Zocalo in the
historic center of
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...
.
Image:GardenTripleAllianceDF.JPG, Garden of the Triple Alliance on Filomeno Mata street, next to Mexican Army Museum.
Image:IzcoatlGardenTripleAllianceDF.JPG, Bronze casting of Izcoatl.
Image:NezahualcoyotlGardenTADF.JPG, Bronze casting of Nezahualcoyotl.
Image:TotoquihuatzinGardenDF.JPG, Bronze casting of Totoquihuatzin.
Image:PlaqueGardenTADF.JPG, Information plaque about the bronze castings.
See also
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Monumento a la Raza (Mexico City)
The is a high pyramid in northern Mexico City. It is located in the intersection of Avenida de los Insurgentes, Circuito Interior and Calzada Vallejo, in the Cuauhtémoc borough.
The monument consists of three superimposed truncated pyrami ...
, a pyramid featuring the castings.
References
Buildings and structures in Mexico City
Gardens in Mexico
Parks in Mexico City
Historic center of Mexico City
Indigenous peoples in Mexico City
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