What is Angel of Independence?
[[File:Angel de la independencia170409.jpg|thumb]] [[File:Victoria Alada de la Columna de la Independencia 01.jpg|thumb|right|“Winged Victory”, sculpture that tops the monument.]] The '''Angel of Independence''', officially known as '''''Monumento a la Independencia''''', also known as '''''El Ángel''''', is an [[column]] in [[Paseo de la Reforma]], between Río Tíber and Florencia streets, in [[Mexico City]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ángel de la Independencia|url=http://www.defe.mx/mexico-df/monumentos/angel-independencia|access-date=12 September 2020|website=www.defe.mx}}</ref> It was installed in 1910 by president [[Porfirio Díaz]]. It keeps the bodies of many heroes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=19 December 2018|title=¿Qué pasó ahí?... El Ángel de la Independencia|url=https://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/que-paso-ahi-el-angel-de-la-independencia/918363|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 September 2020|website=Excélsior|language=es}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Monuments and memorials]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Mexico City]] [[Category:1910 establishments in North America]] [[Category:Cultural heritage monuments in Mexico]]