Simon Bolivar

Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar



6100 Hermann Park Dr.,

Houston, TX 77030



This outdoor bronze bust was created in 1977 by C. Talacca. Bolívar, a military hero of South America, was part of the movement to liberate the continent from Spain. He served as president of Venezuela, Gran Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru. The statue was dedicated in 1978.



https://hermannpark.org/place/simon-bolivar/

Creator: C. Talacca

Area: Houston / Museum district

Contributor: Enrique Del Valle

Source: Center for Mexican American & Latino/a Studies

Source: https://www.houstonTX.gov/parks/artinparks/artist.html

Uploaded by: Marisela Martinez

Copyright status: In copyright

Center for Mexican American & Latino/a Studies

Benito Juarez sculpture (1985, bronze and granite)

Benito Juárez (1985, bronce y granito)

Benito Juarez sculpture (1985, bronze and granite)



McGovern Centennial Gardens,

1500 Hermann Dr.,

Houston, TX 77004



The bronze bust of Mexican President Benito Juarez stands in the International Scuplture Garden in Hermann park on a granite pedestal. It is the work of Julian Martinez and has been part of the City of Houston’s civic art collection since 1985. The only native to serve as President of Mexico (he was of Zapotec ancestry), Juarez served five terms as President and he is considered a national hero in Mexico.





https://www.hermannpark.org/poi/132/



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Ju%C3%A1rez_(Martinez)

Creator: Julian Martinez

Area: Houston / Museum district

Contributor: Enrique Del Valle

Source: Center for Mexican American & Latino/a Studies

Source: https://www.hermannpark.org/poi/132/

Uploaded by: Marisela Martinez

Copyright status: In copyright

Center for Mexican American & Latino/a Studies

Jose de San Martin

Pedro Buigues

Jose de San Martin



McGovern Centennial Gardens,

1500 Hermann Dr.,

Houston, TX 77004



A bronze sculpture located in Hermann Park’s McGovern Centennial Gardens, Jose de San Martin is regarded as a national hero of Argentina, Chile and Peru, a great military commander, and one of the Liberators of Spanish South America.



https://www.houstontx.gov/parks/artinparks/artist.html

Creator: Pedro Buigues

Area: Houston / Museum district

Contributor: Enrique Del Valle

Source: Center for Mexican American & Latino/a Studies

Source: https://www.houstontx.gov/parks/artinparks/artist.html

Uploaded by: Marisela Martinez

Copyright status: In copyright

Center for Mexican American & Latino/a Studies

Cancer, There Is Hope (bronze)

Cáncer, hay esperanza, (bronce)

Cancer, There Is Hope (bronze)



McGovern Centennial Gardens,

1500 Hermann Dr.,

Houston, TX 77004



The bronze sculpture “Cancer, There Is Hope” stands in a traffic circle in Hermann Park. It was cast in 1990, shortly after the 1989 death of its creator, Mexican sculptor Victor Salmones. It was given to the City by the Richard and Annette Bloch Foundation.



Victor Salmones (1937-1989) was born in Mexico City and, after a stint in commercial art, attended the Instituto de Bellas Artes. He opened a sculpture studio in Cuernavaca in 1966, and won several prestigious art prizes during the course of his career.



There were plans to remove the sculpture, as of 2021, because of vandalism beyond repair.



https://www.houstontx.gov/parks/artinparks/artist.html



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer,_There_Is_Hope

Creator: Victor Salmones

Area: Houston / Museum district

Contributor: Enrique Del Valle

Source: Center for Mexican American & Latino/a Studies

Source: https://www.houstontx.gov/parks/artinparks/artist.html

Uploaded by: Marisela Martinez

Copyright status: In copyright

Center for Mexican American & Latino/a Studies