The Argentine sculptor and activist for indigenous rights chosen for the commission, Andrés Zerneri, said the Azurduy monument provided Argentines with "a way of seeing our identity", articulating "not just a representation of our shared past, but also a call for future action."
Andrés Zerneri, the Argentine sculptor and activist championing indigenous rights, was chosen to create the Azurduy monument. He believes it offers Argentines a means to understand their identity, highlighting both their shared history and a call for continued action in the present.