The Monumento a la Tolerancia is a monumental sculpture located in Sevilla. Realized by the sculptor and painter Eduardo Chillida, it was financed by the Fundación Amigos de Sefarad and is installed on the muelle de la Sal, near the paseo de Colón. The monument was inaugurated in 1992, coinciding with the celebration of the Exposición Universal de Sevilla.
The sculpture, made of concrete, cost 589,000€ (98 million pesetas) fully funded by the Fundación. It commemorates the edict of Granada of 1492, through which the Catholic monarchs expelled the Jewish people from their kingdoms. The idea for its construction emerged from the municipal government of 1980, headed by mayor Luis Uruñuela, with the aim of remembering the execution of five members of a Jewish family during the time of the expulsion.
The project remained in suspense for several years until it was unblocked by Jesús Aguirre. At the inauguration, the president of Israel, Jaim Herzog, accompanied by his wife Aura, and Elie Wiesel attended. Eduardo Chillida, the author of the sculpture, also spoke at the event.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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