The statue, honoring Lázaro Cárdenas, stands at 3.5 meters in Parque Norte, Madrid, Spain. Funded by the Ayuntamiento and popular subscription among Spanish Republican exiles in Mexico, the statue's design was awarded to Mexican sculptor Julián Martínez Soto, who was a Spanish exile in Mexico.
Initially intended for Plaza del Presidente Cárdenas, the statue was too large for the original tentative location. The monument was unveiled on 16 November 1983 during a ceremony attended by the Mayor of Madrid, Enrique Tierno Galván, and the widow of Cárdenas, Amalia Solórzano.
Cast in bronze in Mexico, the transport of the monument was also funded by the Spanish Republican community in Mexico. The monument features plaques expressing gratitude to Cárdenas for welcoming Spanish Republican exiles who were fleeing the Spanish Civil War and the ensuing Francoist dictatorship.
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