Angel of Independence

Angel of Independence
	; Luigi's photograph of the Angel of Independence
Appears in	Mario is Missing! (1993)
Greater location	Mexico City, Mexico

Angel of Independence in DOS and CD-ROM Deluxe versions.

“The Zona Rosa, or Pink Zone, is at the exact heart of Mexico City's old district. In the Plaza de la Reforma, in the center of the Zone, sits the Angel of Independence. The Angel is a 150-foot golden cherub built to honor the heroes of the Mexican Revolution. Even the city's natives use the beautiful angel as a geographic landmark.”

—Pamphlet, Mario is Missing! (PC)

The Angel of Independence, formally known as Monumento a la Independencia ("Monument to Independence"), is a column in downtown Mexico City, visited by Luigi during the events of the PC, SNES, and NES versions of Mario is Missing! It was built to honor those who fought for the Mexican Independence. The titular Angel on top of the column was stolen by Koopa Troopas, causing the column to close to visitors. Luigi's task was to find and return it, for which he was rewarded 1,500 dollars plus a bonus of 2,400 dollars.

This monument also appears in the Mexican magazine Club Nintendo on several occasions: one as part of the cover for the first year and issue (December 1991) and in an extensive dedicatory article in the issue no. 1 of the third year (January 1994).^[1]

Item informationEdit

DOS, Macintosh, SNES and NES versions

Person	Quote
PC version
	"Even the locals use the 150-foot cherub as a landmark. Be an angel and return it."
	"I sat in the Zona Rosa to eat my tacos and I leaned against that angel."
	"She is supposed to face Juarez Avenue. Only you and a miracle can get it back there."
	"The angle is that the angel was built to honor revolutionary heroes."
	"The Reforma looks deformed without the Angel of Independence. Feel free to replace it."
SNES version
	"Even the locals use the 150-foot cherub as a landmark. Be an angel and return it."
	"I sat in the Zona Rosa to eat my tacos and I leaned against that angel."
	"She is supposed to face Juarez Avenue. Only you and a miracle can get it back there."
	"The angle is that the angel was built to honor revolutionary heroes."
	"The Reforma looks deformed without the Angel of Independence. Feel free to replace it."
NES version
	"Even the locals use the 150-foot cherub as a landmark. Be an angel and return it."
	"I sat in the Zona Rosa to eat my pink popcorn and I leaned against that angel."
	"She is supposed to face Juarez Avenue. Only you and a miracle can get it back there."
	"The angle is that the angel was built to honor revolutionary heroes."
	"The Reforma looks deformed without the Angel of Independence. Feel free to replace it."

QuestionsEdit

Luigi must prove the angel's authenticity by answering two of the following trivia questions:

#	Question	Answer 1	Answer 2	Answer 3
1	The Zona Rosa is Spanish for ____ zone.	garden	pink	rosebuds
2	The Angel faces:	Juarez Avenue	Columbus Circle	Zocalo Blvd/Zocalo Blvd.
3	The angel honors heroes of the Mexican _____	restaurants	revolution	bullfights

Internal namesEdit

Angel of IndependenceEdit

Game	File	Name	Meaning
Mario is Missing! (Macintosh)	`L22C`	L22C	Landmark 22 C

AngelEdit

Game	File	Name	Meaning
Mario is Missing! (Macintosh)	`AO22C`	AO22C	Artifact Object 22 C

Names in other languagesEdit

Angel of IndependenceEdit

Language	Name	Meaning	Ref.
French	L'Ange de l'Independance	The Angel of Independence	^[2]
German	Der Engel der Unabhängigkeit	The Angel of Independence	^[3]
Spanish (Latin America)	El Ángel de la Independencia	The Angel of Independence	^[1]

AngelEdit

Language	Name	Meaning	Ref.
French	l'Ange	the Angel	^[2]
German	den Engel	the Angel	^[3]
Spanish (Latin America)	El Ángel	The Angel	^[1]

NotesEdit

The game incorrectly states the Angel was built to honor the heroes of the Revolution.

ReferencesEdit

^ ^a ^b ^c Club Nintendo (Mexican magazine) (January 1994). ¿Qué hay dentro de...? El Ángel de la Independencia (PDF). Editorial Televisa (Mexican Spanish). Page 48. Retrieved July 15, 2026. (Archived via ScanClubNintendoDB.)
^ ^a ^b Mario a disparu. Software Toolworks (French). Retrieved April 22, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Mario wir vermisst (CD-ROM). Software Toolworks (German). Retrieved September 24, 2024.

Wikipedia has an article on Angel of Independence.

[angel-1] Club Nintendo (Mexican magazine) (January 1994). ¿Qué hay dentro de...? El Ángel de la Independencia (PDF). Editorial Televisa (Mexican Spanish). Page 48. Retrieved July 15, 2026. (Archived via ScanClubNintendoDB.)

[cdrom_fr-2] Mario a disparu. Software Toolworks (French). Retrieved April 22, 2025.

[cdrom_de-3] Mario wir vermisst (CD-ROM). Software Toolworks (German). Retrieved September 24, 2024.

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Angel of Independence
Luigi's photograph of the Angel of Independence
Appears in	Mario is Missing! (1993)
Greater location	Mexico City, Mexico