Abstract
On October 24, 2018, the 150th anniversary of the Cupid Fountain and the Swan. For the University of Costa Rica, it is a source of pride to be part of a
such a remarkable event. The reprint that we publish today in Herencia, intends to fix this event in the national collective memory, precisely as an inheritance to the future generations, because in it, the history of the nation is united. The different sections provide a variety of information that will allow readers, penetrate their history. This reprint consists of three sections: memory as the main article, the which includes an annex on the exhibition organized on the occasion of the ephemeris, and two annexes that expand the historical-cultural information around the source, as detailed below