Fuente Escuadrón 201

The Fuente Escuadrón 201 sits at the intersection of Recreo and Hospicio streets. This fountain honors the Escuadrón 201, a Mexican air combat unit that fought alongside Allied forces in the Philippines during the summer of nineteen forty-five. Following the sinking of Mexican oil tankers by Axis submarines, Mexico entered the Second World War, and this squadron remains the only unit in the history of the Mexican Armed Forces to see combat outside of national territory.