Morandé 80
| Morandé 80 | |
|---|---|
View of the door being guarded by a carabinero. | |
Interactive map of the Morandé 80 area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Palacio de La Moneda, Santiago, Chile |
| Coordinates | 33°26′34″S 70°39′12″W / 33.44278°S 70.65333°W |
| Completed | 1906 |
Morandé 80 is the street address for a door located on the east side of Palacio de La Moneda, the Chilean presidential palace. The door was built in 1906 so that the President of Chile could enter the palace as a common citizen without receiving formal honours from palace guards.
History
Until 1958, the President actually lived in La Moneda, and frequently used the door to access the presidential residence. During the 1973 coup, President Salvador Allende's body was removed from the palace through Morandé 80, and the door was later sealed during renovations on La Moneda. After the return of democracy to Chile, Morandé 80 was used as a symbol by Allende's former supporters.
On September 11, 2003, thirty years after the military coup, President Ricardo Lagos had the door rebuilt. It is opened only on special occasions.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
References
- ^ Cooperativa.cl. "[Fotos] Inauguran memorial frente a la puerta de Morandé 80 de La Moneda" [[Photos] Memorial inaugurated in front of the Morandé 80 gate of La Moneda]. Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ Délano, Manuel (2003-09-12). "Miles de personas recuerdan el golpe" [Thousands of people remember the coup]. El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ Villalobos Cruz, Veronica (2023-09-10). "Conmemoración 50 años del Golpe de Estado: exhibición muestra zapatos que Salvador Allende usó el 11 de septiembre de 1973" [Commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the coup: exhibition displays shoes worn by Salvador Allende on September 11, 1973]. ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-06.
- ^ Labarca, Agustina (2022-12-29). "Morandé 80. Tras una puerta de servicio" [Morandé 80. Behind a service door]. Revista Historia y Patrimonio. 1 (1): 1–22. doi:10.5354/2810-6245.2022.69340. ISSN 2810-6245.
- ^ "50 años del Golpe de Estado: ¿Cómo fue la conmemoración de los 30 años del Golpe?" [50 years since the coup: How was the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the coup?]. Radio Pauta 100.5 (in Spanish). 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ "Agrupaciones piden reabrir Morandé 80 para la conmemoración de los 50 años del golpe de Estado" [Groups are calling for the reopening of Morandé 80 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the coup.]. CNN Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-18.
- ^ "Golpe de Estado: abren puerta de Morandé 80 en homenaje a Salvador Allende" [Coup d'état: Morandé 80 door opened in homage to Salvador Allende]. www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-18.