Monument to General Martínez Campos
The Monument to General Martínez Campos is an instance of public art in Madrid, Spain. Designed by Mariano Benlliure, it consists of an sculptural ensemble presided by an equestrian statue of General Arsenio Martínez Campos, who played a key role in bringing the Bourbon Restoration by leading the coup d'etat of Sagunto in 1874.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument in Madrid
- Also known as: “Monument to General Arsenio Martínez-Campos”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca Nacional de España and Monument to Alfonso XII.
Biblioteca Nacional de España
Library
The Biblioteca Nacional de España is the national library of Spain. It is the largest public library in the country, and one of the largest in the world. Biblioteca Nacional de España is situated 1 km northwest of Monument to General Martínez Campos.
Monument to Alfonso XII
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monument to Alfonso XII is located in Buen Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain. The monument is situated on the east edge of an artificial lake near the center of the park. Monument to Alfonso XII is situated 190 metres west of Monument to General Martínez Campos.
National Archaeological Museum
Museum
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The National Archaeological Museum is a archaeology museum in Madrid, Spain. It is located on Calle de Serrano beside the Plaza de Colón, sharing its building with the National Library of Spain. National Archaeological Museum is situated 1 km northwest of Monument to General Martínez Campos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ibiza and Jerónimos.
Ibiza
Quarter
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Ibiza is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Retiro. It has an area of 0.490863 km2. As of 1 February 2020, it has a population of 22,050.
Jerónimos
Quarter
Photo: Brian Adamson, CC BY 2.0.
Los Jerónimos is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Retiro. It is 1.900627 km² in size. The Retiro Park, the Town Hall and the Prado Museum are located within its limits.
Recoletos
Quarter
Photo: Rubén Vique, CC BY 2.0.
Recoletos is one of the six wards of Salamanca in Madrid, Spain.
Monument to General Martínez Campos
- Categories: sculpture and historic site
- Location: Retiro, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.4178° or 40° 25′ 4″ northLongitude
-3.68095° or 3° 40′ 51″ westInception
1907Open location code
8CGRC899+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 577857243OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q6022958
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Monument to General Martínez Campos” goes by many names.
- French: “Monument à Arsenio Martínez-Campos Antón”
- Russian: “Памятник генералу Мартинесу Кампосу”
- Spanish: “General Martínez Campos”
- Spanish: “Monumento a Arsenio Martinez Campos”
- Spanish: “Monumento a Arsenio Martínez Campos”
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Highlights include Monument to Pedro Vargas and Fuente de la Sardana.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Monument to General Martínez Campos”. Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.