AL GENERAL
MARTÍNEZ CAMPOS
MODELO DE PATRIOTAS Y SOLDADOS
ESPAÑA

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CUBA 1869-1870-1872, 1878-1895
CATALUÑA 1873-1875
NORTE 1874-1876

ERIGIDO POR SUSCRIPCIÓN NACIONAL VOLUNTARIA, INICIADA EL 5 DE DICIEMBRE DE 1904 POR EL MARQUÉS DE CABRIÑANA

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AFRICA
1859-1860

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INAUGURADO POR S. M. EL REY DON ALFONSO XIII
28 DE ENERO DE 1907

The statue, made by Mariano Benlliure and inaugurated in 1907, commemorates Arsenio Martínez Campos (1831-1900), who was a military man who participated in the military coup against the First Spanish Republic, which restored the monarchy (1874). He was later the General of Cuba, and participated in the wars in Africa, Mexico and Cuba.
In 1879 he served for several months as Prime Minister of Spain.

The statue was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image Click for a larger image Click for a larger image

The inscriptions that appear on the other sides of the statue are shown in the following photos:
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On the map of the garden the statue appears as number 14 Click for sign's details

Translation of the text on the sign:
TO GENERAL
MARTÍNEZ CAMPOS
MODEL OF PATRIOTS AND SOLDIERS
SPAIN

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CUBA 1869-1870-1872, 1878-1895
CATALONIA 1873-1875
NORTH 1874-1876

ERECTED BY VOLUNTARY NATIONAL SUBSCRIPTION, INITIATED ON DECEMBER 5, 1904, BY THE MARQUIS OF CABRIÑANA

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AFRICA
1859-1860

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INAUGURATED BY HIS MIGHTY KING ALFONSO XIII
JANUARY 28, 1907