This monument called A Los Bravos de Arica Cantemos is a tribute to four Chilean heroes during the War of the Pacific and specifically the Battle of Morro de Arica in June of 1880. On the left is Pedro Largo Merchant, a brigadier general whose forces captured Arica from the Peruvian army. Next is Lieutenant Colonel Juan J. San Martin who was killed while leading his 4th Line Regiment towards the enemy. Lieutenant Ricardo Silva Arriagada raised the Chilean flag atop El Morrow as the battle concluded. Finally on the right is Luis Solo de Zaldivar. He was a Sargent Major of the 4th Line during the Battle of Arica.
