The Monument to Count Ansúrez unveiled in Valladolid

In the heart of Valladolid, Spain, the Monument to Count Ansúrez stands on the Plaza Mayor. The artwork was sculpted by Aurelio Carretero, who started work in 1901 and completed the bronze cast in April of that year using his own donated materials. The statue portrays Count Pedro Ansúrez, the founder of the city in the 11th century, standing about 2.60 meters high.

The statue depicts the Count raising the banner of Castile with his right hand while his left hand holds the scrolls entitling him as Lord of Valladolid. He also leans on the handle of a broadsword. The stone pedestal, designed by municipal architect Juan Agapito y Revilla, features bronze elements by Carretero, including an allegory of history and two reliefs depicting episodes from the life of Ansúrez.

A cartouche on the pedestal reads that the city erects the monument to the memory of its protector and benefactor, Count Pedro Ansúrez, from the 12th and 13th centuries. The monument was unveiled on 31 December 1903. It was temporarily stored during reform works in the plaza during the 1970s and the 1990s.

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