List of equestrian statues in Spain

This is a list of equestrian statues in Spain.

Bronze equestrian statue of Felipe IV (1605–1665) by Pietro Tacca (1577–1640) made between 1634 and 1640. Now part of the monument at Plaza de Oriente, Madrid.

See also: List of equestrian statues by country

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 Prince Baldomero Espartero 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, part of the Monument to Cervantes by Lorenzo Coullaut Valera 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.

King Felipe IV
Prince Baldomero Espartero
Monument to Cervantes (Don Quixote and Sancho Panza)
King Alfonso XII
General Martínez Campos
Queen Isabella of Castile
Philip III
King Charles III
José de San Martín
Manuel Gutiérrez de la Concha
Los Portadores de la Antorcha

Alcázar de San Juan

Equestrian of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in Alcázar de San Juan

Antequera

Equestrian of King Fernando I in front of the Palacio de Nájera.

King Fernando I in Antequera

Badajoz

Equestrian of Hernando de Soto in the Barcarrota.

Hernando de Soto in Badajoz

Barcelona

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, restaured 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, restaured 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)

Pere Joan's Saint George
Andreu Aleu's Saint George at Palau de la Generalitat
General Juan Prim at Parc de la Ciutadella
Count Ramon Berenguer III
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 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

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.

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.

General Gonzalo de Córdoba in Córdoba

Cuenca

Equestrian of King Alfonso VIII of Castile, by Javier Barrios, 2010. Plaza Obispo Valero, next to the Cathedral

Alfonso VIII of Castile in Cuenca

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 Prince Baldomero Espartero at the Paseo del Príncipe de Vergara Plaza.

Prince Baldomero Espartero at Paseo del Príncipe de Vergara Plaza

Merida

Equestrian statue of Augustus by Eduardo Zancada, inaugurated in 2007.
Equestrian statue of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa by Eduardo Zancada, erected in 2007.

Morella

Equestrian statue of Ramón Cabrera at Castell de Morella

Ramón Cabrera at Castell de Morella

Reus

Equestrian of General Juan Prim by Lluís Puiggener at the Plaça de Prim, 1891.

General Juan Prim at Plaça de Prim

Sant Joan de les Abadesses

Fountain of Comte Arnau by Josep Camps 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.

King Fernando III at Plaza Nueva

Trujillo

Equestrian of Francisco Pizarro by Charles Rumsey at the Plaza Major, 1926.

Francisco Pizarro at Plaza Major

Valencia

Equestrian of James I of Aragon, by Agapit Vallmitjana, 1886.
El Cid by Anna Hyatt Huntington, at Plaça d'Espanya
Equestrian of Francisco Franco, before at Plaça de l'Ajuntament, now at Convent de Sant Doménec

James I of Aragon
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

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