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The
Cayzedo
Square
is
the
main
square
of
the
city
of
Santiago
de
Cali,
in
the
Department
of
Valle
del
Cauca.
It
is
the
heart
of
the
commercial
and
civic
life
of
the
city.
It
is
a
park
in
the
historic
center
of
the
department's
capital,
where
several
palm
trees
stretch
to
the
sky
like
water
jets.
It
was
known
as
La
Plaza
Mayor
during
the
colonial
era,
until
1813
which
was
named
as
Plaza
de
la
Constitución.
In
1913
he
was
given
his
current
name
in
honor
of
the
hero
of
the
independence
of
Valle
del
Cauca
and
martyr
Caleño
Joaquín
de
Cayzedo
y
Cuero,
and
was
adorned
with
a
statue
of
his
in
the
center.
It
is
surrounded
by
numerous
buildings,
among
which
the
National
Palace,
the
Otero
Building
and
the
Cathedral
of
San
Pedro,
listed
next
to
the
square
as
national
monuments.