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Miguel Hidalgo 1962, Artist Juan Fernando Olaguíbel, Liberator de Mexico 1810

Dead Center
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This statue of Miguel Hidalgo stood dead center in the park, up the hill, just before the pedestrian bridge over the MUNI trolley tracks. A seagull was perched on the statue's head.

Miguel Hidalgo 1962 external link   •  Artist: Juan Fernando Olaguibel external link   •  Liberator de Mexico 1810   •  Mission Dolores Park external link   •  San Francisco, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:52:56 Friday 13 October 2017)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 28 November 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_5620
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Importance
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The statue of Miguel Hidalgo stood in a place of importance overlooking the park and next to Mission Dolores.

Miguel Hidalgo 1962 external link   •  Artist: Juan Fernando Olaguibel external link   •  Liberator de Mexico 1810   •  Mission Dolores Park external link   •  San Francisco, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:53:20 Friday 13 October 2017)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 28 November 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_5621
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Mission Dolores
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The statue viewed from its side, with the bell tower of Mission Dolores visible just beyond the park. Notice how much better the statue looks without a bird on his head.

Miguel Hidalgo 1962 external link   •  Artist: Juan Fernando Olaguibel external link   •  Liberator de Mexico 1810   •  Mission Dolores Park external link   •  San Francisco, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:53:55 Friday 13 October 2017)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 28 November 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_5623
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From Behind
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The statue of Miguel Hidalgo, as seen from his back, with Mission Dolores Park spread out at his feet.

Miguel Hidalgo 1962 external link   •  Artist: Juan Fernando Olaguibel external link   •  Liberator de Mexico 1810   •  Mission Dolores Park external link   •  San Francisco, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:54:28 Friday 13 October 2017)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 28 November 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_5625
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