Monumento a los caídos en Malvinas

Monument in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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34°35′38.2″S 58°22′30.3″W / 34.593944°S 58.375083°W / -34.593944; -58.375083LocationAvenida del Libertador, San Martín, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDesignerAndrés MoránOpening dateJune 24, 1990 (1990-06-24)Dedicated toArgentine soldiers killed in Falklands War

The Monumento a los caídos en Malvinas (transl. 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. (transl. The nation also honors those who store in their bodies or their memories the footprints of combat.)

See also

  • 1982 Liberation Memorial

References

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

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