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| Location | Plazuela Chabuca Granda |
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| Designer | Fausto Jaulis |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Stone |
| Opening date | October 24, 1992 |
| Dedicated to | Chabuca Granda José Antonio Lavalle |
TheMonument to Chabuca Granda (Spanish:Monumento a Chabuca Granda) is a monument made up by a pair ofstone statues located at thePlazuela Chabuca Granda inBarranco District,Lima, dedicated to Peruvian singer-songwriterChabuca Granda. Next to Granda's statue is anequestrian statue ofJosé Antonio de Lavalle y García, the subject of Granda's songJosé Antonio.
Granda lived part of her childhood on a ranch at theBajada de los Baños in the district of Barranco until she was twelve years old, near theBridge of Sighs, to which in 1960 she dedicateda song of the same name.[1][2]
As a result of this tribute to a major landmark of the district, the municipality decided to erect a sculpture in gratitude to her.[3][4] The monument, a stone work by Fausto Jaulis, an artist fromAyacucho,[5] was inaugurated on October 24, 1992,[6] in thePlazuela Chabuca Granda, next to the Bridge of Sighs. Next to it stands the monument to theJosé Antonio de Lavalle y García, to whom Chabuca dedicated the songJosé Antonio.[7]
InSantiago de Chile, a replica of the statue was unveiled in 2015.[8][9]
In 2021, Lavalle's statue was vandalised, with its head removed. It was quickly restored to its original state and an investigation was launched.[10]
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