List of equestrian statues in Spain
This is a list of equestrian statues in Spain.
Madrid[]
- Equestrian of King Philip III by Giambologna and Pietro Tacca at the Plaza Mayor, 1616, installed in the present place in 1848.
- Equestrian of King Felipe IV by Pietro Tacca at the Plaza de Oriente. It was inaugurated in 1843. The bronze equestrian statue was made between 1634 and 1640 by Pietro Tacca, who requested Galileo Galilei's advice to achieve its stability: rear part is solid and front is hollow
- Equestrian of Queen Isabella of Castile by , 1883.
- Equestrian of Manuel Gutiérrez de la Concha by , 1885.
- Equestrian of General Baldomero Espartero, the Peacemaker, by , 1886. Probably the best known equestrian sculpture in Spain.
- Equestrian of General Martínez Campos by Mariano Benlliure at the Retiro Park, 1907.
- Equestrian of King Alfonso XII by Mariano Benlliure at the Retiro Park, 1909.
- Equestrian of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, by Lorenzo Coullaut Valera, part of the Monument to Cervantes at the Plaza de España, 1930.
- An aluminium equestrian Los Portadores de la Antorcha (The Torch Bearers) by Anna Hyatt Huntington at the Plaza de Ramón y Cajal (square) in the Ciudad Universitaria, 1955.
- Equestrian of José de San Martín in the Parque del Oeste, 1961. The statue is a replica of the one in Buenos Aires by Louis-Joseph Daumas, 1862.
- Equestrian of King Carlos III at the Puerta del Sol. Made by Miguel Ángel Rodríguez and in 1994. The statue is a replica of a smaller one sculpted by Juan Pascual de Mena in the 18th century.
- Equestrian of Simón Bolívar in the parque del Oeste. Made by . Unveiled in 1970.
Don Quixote and Sancho Panza portion of the larger Monument to Cervantes
King Alfonso XII
Queen Isabella of Castile
Los Portadores de la Antorcha
Alcázar de San Juan[]
- Equestrian of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.
Antequera[]
- Equestrian of King Fernando I in front of the Palacio de Nájera.
Badajoz[]
- Equestrian of Hernando de Soto in the Barcarrota.
Barcelona[]
- Saint George killing the dragon by Pere Johan, relief tondo at Palau de la Generalitat ancient façade (1418)
- Saint George by , at Palau de la Generalitat façade (1864-1872)
- Monument to General Juan Prim by at Parc de la Ciutadella (1887, restored 1945)
- Equestrian of Count Ramon Berenguer III by Josep Llimona, at Via Laietana, next to the Roman walls (1888)
- Saint James by at Caixa de Barcelona building, Plaça de Sant Jaume (1903)
- Tired Saint George, equestrian statue of Saint George by Josep Llimona at Mirador del Llobregat, Montjuïc (1924)
- Fountain of Saint George and the Dragon by at the "Pati dels Tarongers" in the Palace of the Generalitat de Catalunya (1926)
- Treball (The Work) and Saviesa (Wisdom) both by at Plaça Catalunya (1928)
- Barcelona by at Plaça Catalunya (1928)
- Olympic horsemen by Pau Gargallo, at Barcelona Olympic Stadium (1928-1929, restored 1991)
- Uranus by Pau Gargallo, at Barcelona City Hall entrance hall (1933, installed 1990)
- Saint George on the cloister fountain, by , at the Cathedral (1970)
- Longinus riding by Josep Maria Subirachs at Sagrada Família Passion Façade (1996)
Pere Joan's Saint George
Andreu Aleu's Saint George at Palau de la Generalitat
General Juan Prim at Parc de la Ciutadella
Saint James at Plaça de Sant Jaume
Tired Saint George at Montjuïc
Fountain of Saint George and the Dragon at the Palace of the Generalitat de Catalunya
The Work by at Plaça de Catalunya
Wisedom by at Plaça de Catalunya
Barcelona by at Plaça de Catalunya
Olympic horsemen at Barcelona Stadium
Uranus by Gargallo
Saint George on the Cathedral fountain
Longinus by Subirachs, at Sagrada Familia
Burgos[]
- Equestrian of El Cid Campeador outside the entrance of the Burgos Cathedral.
- Equestrian of Count Diego Rodríguez Porcelos, by Juan de Ávalos at Plaza de Santa Teresa (1983, in the present place since 2011)
El Cid outside Burgos Cathedral
Diego Porcelos' statue
Cádiz[]
- Equestrian of Simón Bolívar.
Cardona[]
- Equestrian statue of Count Borrell II of Barcelona, by Josep Maria Subirachs (1986)
Córdoba[]
- Equestrian of General Gonzalo de Córdoba, (Gran Capitán), by Mateo Inurria, 1923. The head is a portrait of El Lagartijo, a famous bullfighter.
Cuenca[]
- Equestrian of King Alfonso VIII of Castile, by , 2010. Plaza Obispo Valero, next to the Cathedral
Jerez de la Frontera[]
- Equestrian of Miguel Primo de Rivera at the Plaza del Arenal.
Miguel Primo de Rivera at the Plaza del Arenal
Logroño[]
- Equestrian of Baldomero Espartero at the Paseo del Príncipe de Vergara Plaza.
Baldomero Espartero at Paseo del Príncipe de Vergara Plaza
Merida[]
- Equestrian statue of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa by , erected in 2007.
Morella[]
- Equestrian statue of Ramón Cabrera at
Reus[]
- Equestrian of General Juan Prim by at the Plaça de Prim, 1891.
General Juan Prim at Plaça de Prim
Sant Joan de les Abadesses[]
- Fountain of Comte Arnau by at the Plaça d'Anselm Clavé (ca. 1920).
Fountain of Comte Arnau
Santander[]
- Equestrian of General Franco at the Plaza del Ayuntamiento (removed in 2008).
General Franco in Santander
Seville[]
- Equestrian of King Fernando III at the Plaza Nueva.
- Equestrian of El Cid at Prado de San Sebastian by Anna Hyatt Huntington
- Equestrian of Simón Bolivar Glorieta de Buenos Aires.
- Equestrian of María de las Mercedes Borbón y Orleans at Paseo de Colón.
- Equestrian of The Scout, a 1992 gift from Seville's sister-city, Kansas City, Missouri.
King Fernando III at Plaza Nueva
El cid at Prado de San Sebastian by Anna Hyatt Huntington
Simón Bolivar at Glorieta de Buenos Aires
María de las Mercedes Borbón y Orleans at Paseo de Colón
Half-size replica of Cyrus Edwin Dallin's The Scout (1910). A 1992 gift from Seville's sister-city, Kansas City, Missouri.
Trujillo[]
- Equestrian of Francisco Pizarro by Charles Rumsey at the Plaza Major, 1926.
Francisco Pizarro at Plaza Major
Valdepeñas[]
- Equestrian of Don Quixote
Valencia[]
- Equestrian of James I of Aragon, by Agapit Vallmitjana i Barbany, 1886.
- El Cid by Anna Hyatt Huntington, at Plaça d'Espanya
- Equestrian of Francisco Franco, before at , now at
El Cid at Plaça d'Espanya
Valladolid[]
- Monument to Cavalry in Battle of Annual in front of the Academia de Caballería.
Monument to Cavalry
Vitoria-Gasteiz[]
- Equestrian of General Miguel Ricardo de Álava, as part of the Battle of Vitoria Monument, at the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca.
General Miguel Ricardo de Álava in Vitoria-Gasteiz
References[]
- ^ Peguero, César (26 April 2007). "La avenida Reina Sofía estará acabada en mayo". El Periódico Extremadura.
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