This sculptor was of Mexican and Mestiza (mixed Indian and European) race and born in 1774. He studied at Academy of San Carlos after first having to prove his "pure Spanish Indian" descent to qualify for a spot reserved for students of that distinction. There he worked with sculptors Manuel Tolsa and Santiago Sandoval and went on to work in collaboration with Tolsa on various cathedral works. An image of America was commissioned by Melchor Muzquiz the governor of the State of Mexico, in 1825, to stand with another representing Liberty, at Jose Maria Morelos' tomb, in Cuautla. "America" depicted a native woman with feathers, bow and arrow and was created in the Neoclassical style showing great influence of Tolsa. "America" appears below.
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