A statue was erected in honor of Emilia Pardo Bazán in 1926, located close to her Madrilenian address at the calle de la Princesa. The statue, made of limestone and sculpted by Rafael Vela del Castillo, stands next to the Jardines de las Feministas.
The costs for the statue were funded by popular subscription from women from Spain and Argentina, under the auspice of María del Rosario de Silva, the Duchess of Alba. The plinth of the monument was authored by Pedro Muguruza.
The statue was unveiled on 24 June 1926 in a ceremony presided by King Alfonso XIII and Victoria Eugenie. Speakers at the inauguration included Romanones, Blanca de Igual y Martínez Dabán, and Eduardo Callejo de la Cuesta. In March 2019, the district junta of Centro voted to name the surrounding gardens as Jardines de las Feministas.
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