Zaragoza Equestrian Monument

The station is named for the important Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza. This is a major eastern avenue that runs north-south to the Mexico-Puebla highway. The calzada, and thus the station, are named for Ignacio Zaragoza. He was general of the Army of the East during the Battle of Puebla. The station logo is a representation of the equestrian statue (pictured) in the monument to Zaragoza just south east of the station between the lanes of the avenue.

Equestrian monument dedicated to General Ignacio Zaragoza in its original site, the Plazuela de las Piadosas, at the foot of the Calvario. It was inaugurated there on May 5, 1895 by the then governor Mucio P. Martinez. The author of the sculpture is the renowned sculptor Jesus F. Contreras.
Inscribed on the perimeter of the base were the names: IGNACIO MEJIA, F. BERRIOZABAL, M. NEGRETE, A. ALVAREZ, FRANCISCO LAMADRID, J. COLOMBRES, PORFIRIO DIAZ, Z. RODRIGUEZ.
In the column: ZARAGOZA
On the plate facing south appears a relief with a scene of the Battle of 5 de Mayo, on the plate facing north:
THE STATE OF PUEBLA DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF C. GRAL MUCIO P. MARTINEZ 1896
When the 100th anniversary of the Battle of May 5th was commemorated, the monument was moved from its place and transferred to the Civic Center of the Forts. And in the 70’s the sculpture was moved to a new site and totally reformed.