Monument sights in Campeche State
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Plaza Cuatro de Octubre
The Plaza Cuatro de Octubre commemorates the date of the city's 'founding,' depicting the fateful meeting of a Maya cacique (chief, who was evidently lost, since it took Montejo to found the city), the conquistador Francisco de Montejo and a priest.
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Sculpture of Pedro Sáinz de Baranda
A block past the Hotel del Mar is a monumental Sculpture of Pedro Sáinz de Baranda, a native son who played a key role in defeating the Spanish at their last stronghold in Veracruz, thus ending the War of Independence.
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Novia del Mar
Just beyond the Centro de Convenciones Campeche, the girl gazing out to sea is the Novia del Mar . According to a poignant local legend, the campechana fell in love with a foreign pirate and awaits his return.
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Statue of Justo Sierra Méndez
Southwest of the Plaza Moch-Couoh stands a Statue of Justo Sierra Méndez, a Campeche native and a key player in the modernization of Mexico's educational system.
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