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Title:             Statue of José Artigas in Santa Lucía, Uruguay
Author:         Frederick H. Langhorst
Description:  José Artigas (1764-1850), as the father of Uruguayan independence, is memorialized throughout the country. Artigas was an admirer of the United States, and there is a statue of him in Washington, D.C., at the corner of Constitution Avenue and 18th Street.