Álvaro Obregón Monument

Inside the Parque de la Bombilla, on the same spot where Álvaro Obregon was assassinated by José de León Toral, this art-deco style monument was erected, designed by the architect Enrique Aragón Echegaray.

This large structure in the shape of a pyramid has stood on this circular base since 1935. In front of it, a water mirror completes the view.

Inside, the monument boasts an octagonal ground plan, its walls and floors are made of pink and black marble. On the altar is a bronze figure of the general, and above it is an eagle with its wings spread wide. On each side is a sculpture of a revolutionary soldier. For a long time, the arm of Álvaro Obregón was displayed here, the one he lost during the battles between constitutionalists and the villistas (Pancho Villa’s supporters).