The Monument to the fallen for Spain !!

Posted in Europe, Madrid, Spain

Again, this monument is on a very touristic area of my dear Madrid with huge important monuments around such as the Prado Museum! However, for many this is an off the beaten path not really stop by and its worth the detour, me think, There is so many nice monuments in Madrid it will be long to tell all, For now, let me update this older post with new text and links for you and me, Therefore, let me tell you on the monument to the fallen for Spain !! Hope you enjoy the post as I,

The Monumento a los Caidos por España or  monument to the Fallen for Spain, called before 1985 obelisk or monument to the Heroes of Dos de Mayo, (heroes of May 2 Independence Day in Spain) is located in the Plaza de la Lealtad, next to the Paseo del Prado, The body that serves as a square base to the monument has on its west face a socket that houses a sarcophagus with the ashes of the Madrid people shot on May 2. Above, the top shot of the base features a bas-relief medallion with the effigies of captains Luis Daoíz and Pedro Velarde (heroes of Madrid in that contest). On the base rests another body of smaller dimensions on whose four fronts there are allegorical statues representing Constance, Courage, Virtue and Patriotism. Finally, a stone obelisk stands 5.6 meters high. On the front base, there is the inscription, in golden letters, “Honor to all who gave their life for Spain”.

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The history I like tell us that after several attempts to create a monument in homage to all the anonymous fighters killed during the uprising of May 2, 1808, in 1820 a contest was called for this purpose. It was resolved the following year; on April 21, 1821 the first stone was laid. On November 22, 1985, King Juan Carlos I reopened the monument, going on to devote himself to all those killed for Spain, in whose memory a gas-fueled flame was permanently burned. The work is erected in the same place where General Murat sent numerous Madrid people to be shot after May 2, 1808. A sad story by France’ Napoleon the dictator!

As it is in the area paisajes de la Luz Unesco World Heritage Site, there a note and picture of it here: https://www.paisajedelaluz.es/en/ficha/monumento-a-los-caidos-por-espana/

There you go folks, now you know why this has no tourist office reference so the above is a simple homage for me and a picture; just for the memories of our family and my blog. I think worth it to stop by for a moment to honor these old defenders of liberty. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the monument to the fallen for Spain as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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