• The Artigas Mausoleum is a monument to Uruguayan hero José Artigas, located in Plaza Independencia, in the neighbourhood of Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo.
  • The Mausoleum is a monument to Uruguayan hero José Artigas, the father of Uruguay, and is located in Plaza Independencia.
  • The interior walls of the somber, dimly lit mausoleum are covered with inscriptions in reference to the events of Artigas’ life, but his actual words were deemed...
  • In the middle of Independence Square is the mausoleum of General Jose Artigas.
  • 8. Visit the Artigas Mausoleum: Located in the city of Artigas, the Artigas Mausoleum is the final resting place of General José Gervasio Artigas.
  • Artigas is considered to be a very important part of the independence of the Uruguay which is why they honor him in this mausoleum where his ashes are buried.
  • In the walls around the urn you can read his story and what he made, from his birth all the way until the construction of the mausoleum. Artigas was considered a...