Juan Pablo Duarte Square

Juan Pablo Duarte Square is a triangular plot in New York City by Sullivan Street, Grand Street, and the Avenue of the Americas at the intersection with Canal Street. The New York State Department of Transportation first developed it and maintained it. In 1975 benches, tress and sidewalks were added to the square.

The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation took control of the square on May 26, 1977. A year later, on the 165th anniversary of Duarte’s birth, January 26, 1978, the Consulate of the Dominican Republic dedicated a statue of Juan Pablo Duarte in the square. Duarte was a patriot and intellectual leader who helped create the concept of the Dominican Republic and orchestrate its independence in 1844. Italian sculptor Nicola Arrighini designed the thirteen-foot bronze figure, which today rests atop an eight-foot granite base. This statue is one of a group of other six monuments to Latin American leaders throughout the Avenue of the Americas.

External links

[http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=7734/ New York City Parks' site on Duarte's Square]

[http://newyorkcitystatues.com/juan-pablo-duarte/ New York City Statues]