Guerrero Chimalli

Guerrero Chimalli (Spanish: [ɡeˈreɾo tʃiˈmali] ⓘ; "Shield Warrior") is an outdoor steel sculpture by Enrique "Sebastián" Carbajal, installed along Bordo de Xochiaca Avenue, in Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico.

[2] The sculpture of Guerrero Chimalli is a 50 meters (160 ft) tall red Aztec warrior that holds a Chīmalli and a mace.

[6][7] Sebastián described his work as "an exceptional, attractive and emotional colossus" whose purpose is "to promote the spirit, to understand what we are and to proceed as a society with a modern and universal mentality".

[3][4] Gil Gamés wrote for El Financiero: "You spot it from a distance and the warrior is ugly, but if you get closer it is simply hideous".

[12] Sebastián compared the criticism the sculpture received with similar opinions the Eiffel Tower experienced when it was inaugurated.

Sebastián supervising the installation in June 2014