The Monumento al Comandante Benítez y a los Héroes de Igueriben

On February 11, 1926, King Alfonso XIII and Miguel Primo de Rivera inaugurated the Monumento al Comandante Benítez y a los Héroes de Igueriben in the park of Málaga. The work was created by artist Julio González Pola. The monument was originally located in the plaza de Augusto Suárez Figueroa, currently known as Plaza de la Marina.

The statue honors Commander Julio Benítez Benítez, a hero of Igueriben, along with other officers and soldiers who died defending the position of Igueriben. Commander Benítez was posthumously awarded the Cruz Laureada de San Fernando for this episode, a decoration that appears in relief on the pedestal. The monument also honors Captain of Artillery Federico de la Paz Orduña, who was also posthumously awarded the Cruz Laureada de San Fernando.

The monument features a white stone base with a recumbent soldier on the front side. On the pedestal stands the bronze statue of Commander Benítez, crafted in a classical style. He is depicted in military dress, holding a saber, with a piece of artillery at his feet. The monument includes heliograms that read: Los de Igueriben mueren pero no se rinden.

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