Monumento a los Niños Héroes
The Monumento a los Niños Héroes, officially Altar a la Patria, is a monument installed in the park of Chapultepec in Mexico City, Mexico. It commemorates the Niños Héroes, six mostly teenage military cadets who were killed defending Mexico City from the United States during the Battle of Chapultepec, one of the last major battles of the Mexican–American War, on 13 September 1847.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,250 metres (7,390 feet)
- …is also known as “Altar a la Patria”
- …is inscribed with “A los defensores de la Patria 1846-1847”
- Description: Monument in Mexico City
- Established: September 27, 1952
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapultepec and Museo de Arte Moderno.
Chapultepec
Chapultepec is Mexico City's principal park, "the green lung of the city".
Museo de Arte Moderno
The Museo de Arte Moderno is a museum dedicated… Museo de Arte Moderno is situated 150 metres north of Monumento a los Niños Héroes.
National Museum of Anthropology
The National Museum of Anthropology is a national museum of Mexico. National Museum of Anthropology is situated 1 km northwest of Monumento a los Niños Héroes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Condesa and Little Seoul.
Little Seoul
Neighborhood
Pequeño Seúl is a Koreatown in Mexico City.
San Miguel Chapultepec
San Miguel Chapultepec is a colonia or neighborhood in Delegación Miguel Hidalgo in Mexico City.
Monumento a los Niños Héroes
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
19.42151° or 19° 25′ 17″ north
Longitude
-99.17929° or 99° 10′ 45″ west
Open location code
76F2CRCC+J7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Ukrainian—“Monumento a los Niños Héroes” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Monumento a los Niños Héroes”
- Norwegian: “Monumento a los Niños Héroes”
- Slovenian: “Spomenik Niños Héroes”
- Spanish: “Altar a la Patria”
- Spanish: “Monumento a los Niños Héroes”
- Ukrainian: “Монумент дітям-героям”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Monumento a los Niños Héroes”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as 1a. Sección del Bosque de Chapultepec and Colonia San Miguel Chapultepec 2ª Sección.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Kiosco del Pueblo and Altar a la Patria.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”
Mexico City: Highlights
Learn more about Centro and Xochimilco.