Monumento a Chabuca Granda | |
| |
Location | Plazuela Chabuca Granda |
---|---|
Designer | Fausto Jaulis |
Type | Statue |
Material | Stone |
Opening date | October 24, 1992 |
Dedicated to |
Chabuca Granda José Antonio Lavalle |
The Monument to Chabuca Granda ( Spanish: Monumento a Chabuca Granda) is a monument made up by a pair of stone statues located at the Plazuela Chabuca Granda in Barranco District dedicated to Peruvian singer-songwriter Chabuca Granda. Next to Granda's statue is an equestrian statue of José Antonio de Lavalle y García, the subject of Granda's song José Antonio.
Granda lived part of her childhood on a ranch at the Bajada de los Baños in the district of Barranco until she was twelve years old, near the Bridge of Sighs, to which in 1960 she dedicated a 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 from Ayacucho, [5] was inaugurated on October 24, 1992, in the Plazuela Chabuca Granda, next to the Bridge of Sighs. Next to it stands the monument to the José Antonio de Lavalle y García, to whom Chabuca dedicated the song José Antonio. [6]
In Santiago de Chile, a replica of the statue was unveiled in 2015. [7] [8]
In 2021, Lavalle's statue was vandalised, with its head removed. It was quickly restored to its original state and an investigation was launched. [9]