The monument was built on a pedestal originally used to decorate the tomb of Manuel Enrique Araujo, the President of El Salvador between 1911 and 1913,[2] and presented by Araujo's family on 26 November 1942 in connection to the first National Eucharistic Congress in San Salvador.

[2] The iconic statue of Christ on the globe sphere of planet Earth is part of the Monument to Divino Salvador del Mundo on Plaza El Salvador del Mundo (The Savior of the World Plaza).

[3][4] It was rebuilt and put back in place months after the campaign "Lift up your soul Salvadoran".

On the other side, from that area, it is customary to begin the march of floats during the celebration of the festivities of the city.

As part of the reorganization plan to improve the image of San Salvador, mayor Norman Quijano made the remodeling and renaming of Plaza las Americas, now named Plaza Salvador del Mundo.