viernes, 28 de febrero de 2014

2 - Once in the Plaza of Spain , looking at Monument to the Constitution , design architect Modesto López Otero and sculptor Aniceto Marinas , if we start to analyze it in order, ( I left to right ) , we can find an equestrian statue , proclaiming peace if we turn our view a bit more to the right are carved in a kind of curved wall , the secretary of Las Cortes accompanied by deputies who swear the Constitution March 19, 1812 . Below is a sculpture , which portrays agriculture, one of the topics discussed at Las Cortes de Cádiz .
Right in the center of the sculpture found an empty throne, with three lilies ( representative of the House of Bourbon element ), the Fernando VII , who was incarcerated in France , and that the Spaniards , who worked in making the Constitution not thought to forget their king now in the center of parliamentary hemisciclo , a tower as a kind of pillar 32 feet high , holding the Constitution of 1812, held by a female figure , La Pepa , with a sword sustained by his hand , symbolizing justice (the sword )
A little further to the right we find a sculptural group that represented the citizens of the city to the battle and then represents the Defense Board of Cadiz , which does not yield to the king Jose Bonaparte, and the city will answered the king :

" The city of Cádiz , faithful to the principles
he has sworn not recognize other
 King Fernando VII "

Finally found another rider, symbolizing war.
This is what it looks like the monument in one of its parts, the back is Hercules, who according to legend this was the founder of Cádiz plus a carved names, representing American deputies who participated in the enactment .
* This monument was built in that place so that when the crews of the fleets docked in the port of Cadiz, saw this monument as first image of Cádiz , wanted to use this as the Statue of Liberty (New York), but with the psao time has been built and the monument was no sight of the person that came through the port of Cadiz.

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