Don't Change Horses in the Middle . . .

In the center of the most important plaza, Plaza Indepedencia, high above us is Jose Gervasio Artigas, the most honored historical figure of the country. He is in bronze, on a gigantic horse. The sculptor Zanelli needed a horse when he was commissioned to build the sculpture, so he used a horse from another sculpture. In reality, Artigas rode a criollo horse, a much smaller race. Talk about a tall tale!