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[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 48 points 2 months ago

There are few statues more badass than this anywhere.

[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago

Apparently this is a monument to the Inca nobleman Cahuide

...an Inca nobleman and warrior of the 16th century (1536) in Cuzco, Peru, who participated in the battle of Sacsayhuamán, led by Manco Inca. In one of his battles when the castle he was defending fell into the hands of Conquistador, he jumped from the top of one of the three towers of Sacsayhuamán, called Muyuq Marka, so as not to surrender to his enemies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahuide

Reportedly the sculpture is by three brothers: Luis Alberto Yanqui Yucra, Raúl Oswaldo Yanqui Yucra, and Rodolfo Edwin Yanqui Yucra, and it was made fairly recently (source in Spanish).

The name of the sculpture is "Cahuide against the Spaniard". Here's a picture of the sculptors with the statue:

(source in Spanish.)

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 31 points 2 months ago

I am hardly an expert on the subject, but I’m comfortable saying NO.

[–] match@pawb.social 10 points 2 months ago

the one with lapulapu overlooking the magellan monument is also good but not nearly this cool

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world -5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Closest I can get is a statue of nativist racist beating up immigrant

[–] Tiefkuehlkost 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lol, im shure if today an army would land at the cost of your country and tried to conquer it you would not lable them "Immigrants".

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can you not realise what is and is not a joke?

[–] Tiefkuehlkost 3 points 2 months ago

In some cases with simple and short text messages no, and downvotes show im not alone, looked more like a troll comment to me.