▁for ▁August ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁San ▁Martin ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁Local ▁culture ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁location ▁on ▁the ▁city ▁center , ▁the ▁monument ▁is ▁regarded ▁by ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Neu qu én ▁as ▁a ▁meeting ▁point . ▁The ▁location ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁for ▁concentr ations ▁during ▁demonstr ations , ▁par ades ▁and ▁cultural ▁events ; ▁including ▁celebr ations ▁for ▁the ▁vict ories ▁of ▁Argentina ' s ▁national ▁football ▁team , ▁ ▁the ▁" 1 8 A " ▁c ac er ol az o , ▁and ▁pride ▁par ades . ▁ ▁To ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁ 3 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Argent in ian ▁return ▁to ▁dem ocracy , ▁pl astic ▁artist ▁Am alia ▁P ica ▁painted ▁the ▁horse ▁with ▁white ▁ch alk , ▁following ▁the ▁traditional ▁dep iction ▁of ▁San ▁Martín ▁mount ing ▁a ▁white ▁horse . ▁Oscar ▁Sm ol jan , ▁director ▁of ▁Neu qu én ' s ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁Museum ▁ ▁( ), ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁inter vention ▁intended ▁to ▁" deb ate ▁the ▁criteria ▁( that ▁Argent ini ans ) ▁have ▁of ▁their ▁hero es ". ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Neu qu én ▁Province ▁Category : E quest rian ▁stat ues ▁in ▁Argentina ▁Category : C ult ural ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁José ▁de ▁San ▁Martín ▁Category