Madrid – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Fri, 20 Nov 2020 15:21:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Torchbearers https://equestrianstatue.org/los-portadores-de-la-antorcha/ Tue, 17 Jan 2017 12:44:47 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=15400 This sculpture shows a dying man, giving a torch, symbol of knowledge, to a young man on a horse, thus symbolizing the transmission of western culture and civilization through history.

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]]> Don Quixote and Sancho Panza https://equestrianstatue.org/don-quixote-and-sancho-panza-5/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:23:45 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/don-quixote-and-sancho-panza-5/ The most important sculpture of Don Quixote, together with his servant Sancho Panza on his donkey, is the monument to the Spanish novelist, poet and playwright Miguel de Cervantes on the Plaza de España in Madrid. Miguel de Cervantes is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language. The monument incorporates a stone monolith with several … Continue reading "Don Quixote and Sancho Panza"

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]]> Alvarez Quintero, Serafin y Joaquin https://equestrianstatue.org/alvarez-quintero-serafin-y-joaquin/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:23:44 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/alvarez-quintero-serafin-y-joaquin/ The sculpture was started by Lorenzo Coullaut Valera and after his death finalised by his son Federico.

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]]> Alfonso Xll https://equestrianstatue.org/alfonso-xll/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1042 The post Alfonso Xll appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Bolivar, Simon https://equestrianstatue.org/bolivar-simon-19/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1157 The post Bolivar, Simon appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Charles lll of Bourbon https://equestrianstatue.org/charles-lll/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1210 His equestrian statue erected in Madrid in 1994 is a replica of a smaller one by Juan Pascal de Mena. The statue already had to be restored in 2000, because of the many pigeons using the statue to roost and to leave their droppings. Use was made of this opportunity to place inside the statue a sensor … Continue reading "Charles lll of Bourbon"

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]]> Espartero, Baldomero https://equestrianstatue.org/espartero-baldomero-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1328 There are two equestrian statues of Baldamero Espartero, both by Pablo Gibert, one in Madrid (1886) and the other in Logrono (1893). Th eydiffer only slightly in that Espartero holds his cocked hat in his right hand in Madrid while he has the hat on his head in Logrono, holding a scroll in his right hand. 

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]]> Gutiérrez de la Concha, Manuel https://equestrianstatue.org/guti-rrez-de-la-concha-manuel/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1445 The post Gutiérrez de la Concha, Manuel appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Isabella of Castille https://equestrianstatue.org/isabella-of-castille/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1479 The statue shows Isabella sitting astride a horseback, accompanied by Cardinal Mendoza and Gonzalo Fernández de Cordoba.

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]]> Martinez-Campos, Arsenio https://equestrianstatue.org/martinez-campos-arsenio/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1681 The post Martinez-Campos, Arsenio appeared first on Equestrian statues.

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