Statue: Jose de San Martin statue
Erection date: /11/1994
{Front of plinth:}
General Don Jose de San Martin, 1778-1850, founder of the Argentine independence, he also gave freedom to Chile and Peru.
{Left of plinth:}
The Argentine-British community in Argentina to the people of London.
{Right of plinth:}
His name represents democracy justice and liberty.
{On the left of the statue base:}
Juan Carlos Ferraro, Buenos Aires, 1993.
{Inscribed on the lower right side of the statue base:}
Fundicion R-Buchhass, Argentina {the founder}
{On the ground in front of the statue, a plain slate plaque:}
This monument was unveiled by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh KG, KT in the presence of Senator Eduardo Menem the President of the Honourable Senate of the Argentine Republic; Councillor Angela Hooper CBE, the Lord Mayor of Westminster; The Rt. Hon. Douglas Hurd MBE, MP, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and H. E. Ambassador Mario Campora.
November 1994.
The statue is behind a locked gate, so we cannot tell if there is an inscription on the plinth at the rear.
Site: Jose de San Martin statue (2 memorials)
SW1, Belgrave Square, Opposite Halkin Street
The ornate plaque is on the ground in front of the statue. It was added and unveiled on the 150th anniversary of San Martin’s death, 17 August 2000.
