But since the late 20th century, a group known as the Veterans and Friends of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion have gained government permission and installed three monuments to commemorate these veterans. The first monument was erected in Toronto on June 4, 1995 at Queen's Park. The monument is a large boulder transported from the battlefield of Gandesa, Spain. Attached to the boulder is a memorial plaque for the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion. A monument to the Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion was unveiled February 12, 2000 in Victoria, British Columbia.