The magnificent sculpture that currently adorns the largest square in the city of Morelia, is an equestrian monument of the Generalísimo Don José María Morelos y Pavón, in honor of whom the large garden, formerly called the “Alameda”, bears the name, and by which the City changed its name.
The work was made by the Italian sculptor Giuseppe Inghilleri. Made in bronze, the horse shows a raised front leg which means that the character who mounts it died shot, this sculpture rests on a thick quarry pedestal adorned with allegorical sculptures representing the homeland and freedom, as well as a pair of reliefs also in bronze representing the Site of Cuautla and the promulgation of the Constitution of Apatzingán.
Location: Plaza Jardín Morelos: Avenida Acueducto corner with Tata Vasco, Historic Center, Morelia.