This monument, located in the intersection of Mariscal Castilla and Aguado streets, in Palermo Chico, depicts the Argentine hero, General Jose de San Martin, at his old age, sitting and accompanied by his granddaughters. This is the only monument which represents San Martin in a civil status and as an elderly man. It was made in 1951 by the Argentine sculptor and engineer Ángel Ibarra García, who wanted to give San Martin a human dimension, representing him as a man of "flesh ans blood".


Three bas-reliefs on the base represent his life in France: "Cultivando sus dalias" (Cultivating his dahlias); "En la ribera del Sena" (In the bank of the Seine); "Limpiando sus armas" (Wiping his arms).

The monument faces the "Instituto Nacional Sanmartiniano", an institution devoted to preserve the memory of San Martin, founded in 1933 by José Pacífico Otero. It is a scale replica of his house in Grand Bourg, France, made by architect Julio Salas and inaugurated in 1946.

Expotrastiendas, the art fair organized by the Argentine Association of Art Galleries (Asociación Argentina de Galerías de Arte or AAGA) since 2001 aims to promote and disseminate visual arts, helping artists to show their production in a different context, which attracts collectors and buyers as well as the general public.
Expotrastiendas and AAGA jointly organize different cultural events, such as seminars, contests and exhibitions, which foster and provide dynamism to the art market.
This year, Expotrastiendas will include a place for the electronic arts, organized by Rodrigo Alonso. There will also be a special space for the Argentine art of the 30’s, and a schedule of performances with international guests: Carlos Tejo (Spain), Cecilia Mato (Uruguay), Ursula Stadler (Switzerland), Luis Ricaurte (Mexico) and Pabla Ugarte (Chile).
Buenos Aires’ Government and the Mexican Embassy will pay tribute to the Argentine art expert Raquel Tibol, a naturalized Mexican. Peruvian reviewer Jorge Villacorta will take part in this event.
Photography will be represented by "The Manifestation", Sponsored by ARGRA and curated by Pepe Matéo and Sabra Nocita.

Dates: September 13 through September 18, 2008
Location: Centro de Exposiciones de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Figueroa Alcorta Avenue and Pueyrredón Avenue
Tickets:
General: AR$15
Retirees and Students: AR$8
Children under 12: free admission