Glorieta de la Lealtad Sculpture

An eagle devouring a snake sculpture, Glorieta de la Lealtad, Bosque de Chapultepec Park, Mexico City. The statue depicts the 1325 sighting of the eagle devouring the serpent on a cactus, representative of the imagery on the flag of Mexico.

Glorieta de la Lealtad

Glorieta de la Lealtad from Other Side

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Significant Monument

The Plaza de la Fundación (Foundation Plaza), located around the historic center of Mexico City, commemorates the legendary founding of Greater Tenochtitlán in 1325. The plaza’s best-known feature is the work of artist Carlos Marquina. The 1970 sculpture depicts the 1325 sighting of the eagle devouring the serpent on a cactus, representative of the imagery on the flag of Mexico.

Monument to the Founding of Mexico

Flag of Mexico