The Monument to the Heroes of Independence was built in the year 1960 during the administration of Adolfo Lopez Mateos, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the independence movement.

The sculpture is 25 meters in length, is carved in pink stone and boasts the colossal figures of Hidalgo, Morelos, Allende and Aldama. The creators were the sculptor Jorge González Camarena and architect Carlos Obregon Santacilia.