Don Álvaro de Bazán

Don Álvaro de Bazán - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Monument to Álvaro de Bazán is an instance of public art in Madrid, Spain. Located at the Plaza de la Villa, it consists of a bronze sculpture designed by Mariano Benlliure representing Álvaro de Bazán—a noted 16th century Admiral of the Spanish Navy once described by Cervantes as "father of soldiers, lightning of war, fortunate and never defeated captain"— put on top of a stone pedestal. Read more on Wikipedia

type: monument
date from: 1891

Source: en.wikipedia.org