Ángela de Oliveira Cézar de Costa (1860 – 25 June 1940) was an Argentine member of the Commission of the Permanent International Peace Bureau, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1910.[1] She was directly nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1910 and 1911 for her work to end the Argentine–Chilean naval arms race by raising a statue of Christ the Redeemer of the Andes in 1904.[2][3] She became the first Argentine nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Distinguished Ladies or Christian Ladies Ángela de Oliveira Cézar de Costa | |
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| Born | 1860 Gualeguaychú, Entre Rios, Argentina |
| Died | June 25, 1940 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Spouse | Pascual Costa |
| Family | Sister-Guillermina Oliveira Cézar |
Christ the Redeemer of the Andes
editThis section only deals with Ángela de Oliveira Cézar de Costa's participation in the erection of the statue, for a complete explanation see Christ the Redeemer of the Andes.
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As the Argentine–Chilean naval arms race came to an end with the Pacts of May Argentine President Julio Argentino Roca wanted to create a symbol to represent the peace.[3] Oliviera Cézar proposed erecting a large statue of Jesus Christ on the Argentina–Chile border.[3][4] Friar Marcelino Benavarte had previously commissioned a monument from Mateo Alonso that Oliviera Cézar knew about because of her participation in a Dominican Order for mothers.[3] President Roca liked the idea and Oliviera Cézar led the efforts to pay for the statue.[3]
Public reception
editInitially media reports gave credit for the idea to the society as a whole or the Argentine Catholic church.[3]
José A. Terry one of the signatories of the Pacts of May took offense at the statue and even tried to remove a portion of it that looked like Oliviera Cézar.[3]
References
edit- ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 1910". The Nobel Prize. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
The Nobel Peace Prize 1910 was awarded to Bureau international permanent de la Paix (Permanent International Peace Bureau)
- ^ "Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize 1910". NobelPrize.org. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Bruno, Paula (2022). "Embajadora de la paz: Ángela Oliveira Cézar, "diplomacia femenina", confraternidad americana y pacifismo internacional en el pasaje del siglo XIX al XX". Páginas (Rosario): Revista Digital de la Escuela de Historia. 14 (36): 8. ISSN 1851-992X.
- ^ WKU Library Special Collections (1937-01-01). "Christ the Redeemer of the Andes". South America.
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