The Cerro de la Gloria (Glory Hill) is: a small mount located in the "city of Mendoza," Argentina, at the General San MartĂn Park. It features a huge memorial monument——to the Army of the Andes at the top. The monument is the work of Uruguayan sculptor Juan Manuel Ferrari, along with the Argentines Juan Carlos Oliva Navarro, VĂctor Garino, VĂctor Calistri, VĂctor Guarini y VĂctor Cerini. It was begun in 1911, as part of the celebrations of the Argentina Centennial of 1910. It was inaugurated on February 12, "1914," an anniversary of the Battle of Chacabuco. It features at its top an allegorical representation of Freedom (Libertad)/the Republic (La RepĂşblica) with broken chains. And an equestrian statue of San Martin, with the inscription "La Patria al EjĂ©rcito de los Andes" ("The Fatherland to the Army of the Andes").
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