A little know fact is that within the base of the monument is a tiny mausoleum with the remains of Mexico’s greatest generals and instigators who were active during the fight for independence. Ignacio Allende, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Juan Aldama and Don Nicolas Bravo all lie here among others, including the remains of one woman, Leona Vicario, one of Mexico’s first female journalists, activist and funder of the independence movement.
A little know fact is that within the base of the monument is a tiny mausoleum with the remains of Mexico’s greatest generals and instigators who were active during the fight for independence. Ignacio Allende, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Juan Aldama and Don Nicolas Bravo all lie here among others, including the remains of one woman, Leona Vicario, one of Mexico’s first female journalists, activist and funder of the independence movement.