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Statue of Toribio Losoya

Coordinates: 29°25′32″N 98°29′16″W / 29.425681°N 98.487769°W / 29.425681; -98.487769
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Toribio Losoya
The statue in 2011
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Year1986 (1986)
MediumBronze sculpture
LocationSan Antonio, Texas, United States
Coordinates29°25′32″N 98°29′16″W / 29.425681°N 98.487769°W / 29.425681; -98.487769

Toribio Losoya (also known as Toribio Losoya, An Unsung Hero of the Alamo, or simply Losoya)[1] is an outdoor bronze sculpture depicting the former Mexican soldier and Alamo defender of the same name by local artist William Easley, installed in San Antonio, in the U.S. state of Texas. The statue was donated by the Adolph Coors Co. in 1986 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo.[2]

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  1. ^ "Toribio Losoya, An Unsung Hero of the Alamo, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Huddleston, Scott (August 13, 2018). "Alamo plan could help or hurt Losoya Street". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
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