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This is a list of
equestrian statues in Spain.
Bronze equestrian statue of General Baldomero Espartero , by Pablo Gibert, in 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
Manuel Oms Canet , 1883.
Equestrian of Manuel Gutiérrez de la Concha by
Andrés Aleu , 1885.
Equestrian of General Baldomero Espartero , the Peacemaker, by
Pablo Gibert , 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
Eduardo Zancada 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
Emilio Laíz Campos . Unveiled in 1970.
Saint George killing the dragon by
Pere Johan , relief tondo at
Palau de la Generalitat ancient façade (1418)
Saint George by
Andreu Aleu , at
Palau de la Generalitat façade (1864-1872)
Monument to General
Juan Prim by
Lluís Puiggener 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
Manuel Fuxà 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
Frederic Galcerà Alabart at the "Pati dels Tarongers" in the
Palace of the Generalitat de Catalunya (1926)
Treball (The Work ) and Saviesa (Wisdom ) both by
Llucià Oslé at
Plaça Catalunya (1928)
Barcelona by
Frederic Marès 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
Emili Colom , at the
Cathedral (1970)
Longinus riding by
Josep Maria Subirachs at
Sagrada Família Passion Façade (1996)
Andreu Aleu's Saint George at Palau de la Generalitat
Tired Saint George at Montjuïc
Fountain of Saint George and the Dragon at the
Palace of the Generalitat de Catalunya
The Work by
Llucià Oslé at Plaça de Catalunya
Wisedom by
Llucià Oslé at Plaça de Catalunya
Barcelona by
Frederic Marès at Plaça de Catalunya
Olympic horsemen at Barcelona Stadium
Uranus by Gargallo
Saint George on the Cathedral fountain
Longinus by Subirachs, at Sagrada Familia
Equestrian of
General Franco at the Plaza del Ayuntamiento (removed in 2008).
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