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Rescatemos a David y Miguel

The anti-monument in 2023
Location
19°26′10.89″N 99°08′55.96″W / 19.4363583°N 99.1488778°W / 19.4363583; -99.1488778
Location	Mexico City, Mexico
Designer	Anonymous demonstrators
Type	Antimonumento
Material	Steel
Opening date	5 January 2018 (2018-01-05)
Dedicated to	David Ramírez and Miguel Ángel Rivera

Rescatemos a David y Miguel is an antimonumento installed at the Esquina de la Información intersection, opposite the Superior Court of Justice of Mexico City Building, on Paseo de la Reforma Avenue, in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. The work included the installation of the figure of a bi-color male. It is dedicated to David Ramírez and Miguel Ángel Rivera, two males who were kidnapped on 5 January 2012 when they were traveling to Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Guerrero. Although the ransom payment was made, both were not returned and their whereabouts or conditions are unknown.

Background

David Ramírez Valenzuela González and Miguel Ángel Rivera Díaz, two young adults, were traveling from Mexico City to Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, on 5 January 2012, to celebrate Rivera's 20th birthday. According to Lourdes, one of Ramírez's sisters, the two were traveling along Mexican Federal Highway 134, a route known for its high crime rate. During their journey, when they were in Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, they were stopped by men dressed as police officers. Rivera texted a friend, asking him to contact Ramírez's mother because he was being restrained and forced into a vehicle. Deborah, another of Ramírez's sisters, called his phone for hours. When it was answered, she asked if she was speaking with a police officer, but the person on the other end informed her that Ramírez had been kidnapped.

The families of Ramírez and Rivera contacted the police, who provided them with a negotiator. There was communication with the kidnappers for two days. On the third day, the kidnappers specified the location for the ransom delivery. There, a family member of Rivera met with individuals dressed as military personnel and handed over the ransom payment. When he inquired about the whereabouts of Ramírez and Rivera, the kidnapper told him to leave the area and wait for them to arrive a few meters ahead. After waiting for four hours, the police informed them that such exchanges could take up to two weeks.

According to the family, the identities of some of the kidnappers are known, but the authorities have refused to conduct further investigations. Ramírez and Rivera are officially missing and their whereabouts and conditions remain unknown.

References

1. ^ Moreno, Sandra Lucía (18 May 2015). "Tres años sin David ni Miguel, el drama del secuestro en México" [Three Years Without David or Miguel: The Drama of Kidnapping in Mexico]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
2. Alonzo Romero, Selene (11 September 2017). "La cruda historia de David y Miguel: cinco años secuestrados" [The Harsh Story of David and Miguel: Five Years Kidnapped]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
3. "Pide Barbosa al Senado que cite a titular de PGR por desapariciones" [Barbosa Asks the Senate to Summon the Head of the PGR Regarding Disappearances]. El Universal (in Spanish). 25 April 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2024.

External links

• Media related to Antimonumento de David y Miguel at Wikimedia Commons

• Mexico
• Visual arts

Category:2018 establishments in Mexico Category:2018 sculptures Category:Anti-monuments in Mexico Category:Interactive art Category:Monuments and memorials in Mexico City Category:Outdoor sculptures in Mexico City Category:Paseo de la Reforma Category:Steel sculptures in Mexico