Places to visit in Guadalajara
Parks and Squares

Plaza de la Liberación

Plaza de la Liberación
Parks and Squares

Plaza de la Liberación

Entre Morelos, Hidalgo, Liceo Y Degollado , Centro. 44130.

Free

All day.

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This Plaza is also known as  "Plaza de las Dos Copas" because of its two fountains shaped like it. The Plaza de la Liberacion  was built in 1952 by Ignacio Diaz Morales to remember one of the most significant events in Mexico's history: The abolition of slavery. The monument of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla breaking the chains of slavery. The Plaza is located opposite the Teatro Degollado and behind the Cathedral, on Hidalgo Avenue.

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This square is also known as the Plaza de los Tres Poderes
This square is also known as the Plaza de los Tres Poderes
Bronze statue of Miguel Hidalgo-Costilla
Bronze statue of Miguel Hidalgo-Costilla
Crafts being sold in the plaza
Crafts being sold in the plaza
The plaza is often used as a site for open air events
The plaza is often used as a site for open air events
This square pays tribute to the abolition of slavery
This square pays tribute to the abolition of slavery
The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary seen from the plaza
The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary seen from the plaza
Plaza de la Liberación
Plaza de la Liberación
Miguel Hidalgo made the decree on December 6, 1810 for the abolition of slavery
Miguel Hidalgo made the decree on December 6, 1810 for the abolition of slavery
Plaza de la Liberación
Plaza de la Liberación
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Entre Morelos, Hidalgo, Liceo Y Degollado , Centro. 44130.