Altar a la Patria

What travelers say:

Six marble columns stand high at the gate of the park at the foot of Chaptepec Castle, in honor of the young military soldiers who fought until the last minute to protect Chaptepec Castle, which was a military fortress in the US-Mexico war. “The country that needs heroes is the truly unfortunate country,” the tragedy of the US-Mexico war has made these 13-20-year-olds Mexico’s national heroes, and Mexican soldiers will still shout their names when they swear.