When devising the plans for this statue, it was clear that the statue should be developed by a Domincan artist, someone who would be able to recreate a structure that would adequately depict the physique and2 Column elegance of Juan Pablo Duarte. We went straight to the Dominican Republic in search of right person for the job. A young man by the name of Yuseppe Garcia, from Santiago de los Caballeros, was recommended to us by a number of local community leaders who shared that this young man was responsible for a number of monuments all over the country, and was quickly gaining recognition as one of the most talented sculpture artists of the Dominican Republic. Meeting Yuseppe was a blessing, he explained to us the process of creating a statue of this caliber, from beginning to end. He told us this would take quite some time, and a large amount of financial resources to create it, get it licensedand authorized to be shipped overseas to the US, local government and state taxes, maritime shipping and most importantly, the protective wrapping it would require in order to not be damaged in transport. Through the years and defying all obstacles including Covid-19, which paralyzed the entire project for 3-4 years, the organization never lost hope, and has worked tirelessly to raise $93,000 for the production of the statue, and another $20,000 for licensing, wrapping, taxes, and transportation to the US. After 15 long years of dreaming for this moment, the statue finally arrived in the US in November of 2024. The approved location of the statue has also changed a few times throughout the years, as the city has developed and parks became homes for other statues since ours was not ready in the initially anticipated time frame.