Monumento al Soldado Caído

This memorial was designed to honor those who died in times of war and to give family and friends a dignified place to honor their loved ones. In January 1957, its concept was to remember the Peñuelan soldiers who fell in the Korean conflict. In June 1959, it was ceded to the Committee for the Memorial to Fallen Soldiers, and at the initiative of Marcelo Arroyo it was located in the recreation square. In January 1961, the Municipality of Peñuelas transferred the funds assigned to it to the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, which finally designed and constructed the sculpture, unveiled in 1961 with the participation of the people in the recreation square of Peñuelas. The design and sculpture were made by the Puerto Rican sculptor Don Tomás Batista Encarnación.

Peñuelas, Puerto Rico · United States