# Escultura de león

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Escultura de león is a public sculpture in Oaxaca City, with a place in the city’s history. Its setting belongs to Oaxaca’s historic public spaces.

During the 1880s, Oaxaca’s government pursued urban modernization and commissioned monuments that gave civic meaning to shared places. Governor Luis Mier y Terán led that government in Oaxaca.

The movement placed local heroes and important regional figures into daily city life through visible public art. Benito Juárez became a notable figure in this civic landscape.

Miguel Noreña created the bronze Juárez sculpture in 1885, while engineer Francisco González Cosío designed its pedestal. That Juárez monument eventually moved from Oaxaca City to Guelatao.

The changes surrounding public statues prompted debate about placement, political priorities, and the city’s collective memory. Public pedestals often carried inscriptions or commemorative symbols.

Escultura de león belongs to this tradition of public art and urban memory in Oaxaca. The sculpture remains a visible civic reference point.

- City: [Oaxaca City](https://mytuur.com/en/city/oaxaca-city/)

## Photos

- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Esculturadelen_68a049b9bcccc0230da9cda1_0.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iglesia_de_San_Felipe,_Oaxaca._Agosto_2009.JPG)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Esculturadelen_68a049b9bcccc0230da9cda1_1.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:No_me_acuerdo_donde_estoy..quizás_por_el_mezcal_-_panoramio.jpg)

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