The sculpture represents a woman with an ear of corn, a symbol of fertility.
Thirty-four countries around the world honor the being who gives life, devotion, sacrifice, everything and much more, on the second Sunday of May each year. In the Dominican Republic, it is celebrated today, the last Sunday of May.
Mexico built a monument to mothers to recognize the important role they play in our societies.
This place is one of the most iconic in Mexico City, and its construction began during the presidency of Manuel Ávila Camacho. The idea of honoring mothers with a monument arose in 1922, when José Vasconcelos was serving as Secretary of Public Education. He, along with journalist Rafael Alducín, founder of the newspaper Excélsior, promoted the celebration of Mother's Day on May 10th each year.
It is located in the plaza of the art garden, on Insurgentes Avenue. It was inaugurated on May 10, 1949, in honor of the mothers of that country.
It was destroyed after the earthquake of September 19, 2017, and was reopened on November 21, 2018.
The architectural design was by José Villagrán García, while the sculptures are by Luis Ortiz Monasterio. All the sculptures that make up the monument, the wall, and the tower were made from quarry stone (rock, such as granite, that is extracted for use in construction projects).
The sculpture depicts a woman with an ear of corn, a symbol of fertility
The Monument to the Mother consists of three sculptures:
A man with indigenous features is depicted writing, an indigenous woman holds an ear of corn, and a mother holds a child. A plaque reads, “To the one who loved us before she knew us.”.
However, on June 1, 1998, a second phrase was added to this plaque: “Because her motherhood was voluntary.” This second plaque was created by a feminist group, among whose members was Esperanza Brito de Martí, a Mexican journalist, activist, and feminist.
Source: Más México
