Monumento a la abolición de la esclavitud
The obelisk monument with the statue at its base | |
| Location | Barrio Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates | 18°00′20.6274″N 66°36′45.9354″W / 18.005729833°N 66.612759833°W |
| Designer | Statue: Victor Cott Negrón Obelisk: City of Ponce |
| Type | Obelisk on Pedestal Statue on Pedestal |
| Material | Marble (obelisk) Iron (statue) |
| Height | 100 feet |
| Beginning date | 1956 |
| Completion date | 1956 |
| Opening date | 1956 |
| Restored date | 2006 |
| Dedicated to | The Abolition of Slavery in Puerto Rico |
The Monumento a la abolición de la esclavitud (Monument to the abolition of slavery) is a monument at Parque de la Abolición in Barrio Cuarto in Ponce, Puerto Rico, dedicated to the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico in 1873. It is the only monument in the Caribbean dedicated as a remembrance of the abolition of slavery. The monument consists of an obelisk and a statue called El Hombre Redimido.