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Towards the 30s, the capital of Puebla suffered a strong urban expansion towards the Cerro de San Juan area, creating Avenida Juárez as an architectural axis. On the occasion of the fourth centenary of the founding of Puebla, which occurred in 1531, a competition was called in 1928, which was won by the sculptor Ernesto Tamariz. In order to obtain funds for its construction, a committee was formed, headed by Mrs. Serafina Cabrera and Bernardo Tamariz.
The fourth centenary of the Puebla capital brought with it a discussion between various historians and writers in order to clarify the history of the founding of the city and its related characters. Although the initial efforts to establish the new city took place interchangeably between 1531 and 1534, at the time the official date was defined as April 16, 1531.
It was located on Avenida Juárez and 15 Sur, laying the first stone on April 16, 1931. It was completed in 1935, being removed in 1960 to its current location on Paseo San Francisco, between Boulevard 5 de Mayo and Calle avenida 14 east.
Ernesto Tamariz Puebla