Central Ward in Newark in Essex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Jose G. Artigas

1764 - 1850

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 2, 2026

1. Jose G. Artigas Memorial

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

National hero of the
Republic of Uruguay

"Sean los Uruguayos tan ilustrados como valientes"
["May Uruguayans be as enlightened as they are brave"]

Erected 1977 by Club Montevideo Uruguay; donated to the City of Newark; restored by "Agrupacion Cultural Uruguaya" in 1998.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US.

Location. 40° 44.631′ N, 74° 10.195′ W. Memorial is in Newark, New Jersey, in Essex County. It is in the Central Ward. It is on Broad Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 501 Broad St, Newark NJ 07102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Jersey

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Seth Boyden (within shouting distance of this marker); Harriet Tubman Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Harriet Tubman Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Harriet Tubman Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Indian and the Puritan Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Columbus Square (within shouting distance of this marker); 15 Washington Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newark.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Christopher Columbus (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 2, 2026

2. Jose G. Artigas Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 48 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 3, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.