Cayetano Hilario Abellán

Cayetano Hilario Abellán (born 21 May 1916 in Argamasilla de Alba, Spain – died 1997) was a Spanish self-taught sculptor who produced sculptures based on different themes.

In 2016 two memorial plaques that recall the places where Cayetano Hilario lived and worked were erected in Argamasilla de Alba.

This sculptural group, inspired by the book of Don Quijote de La Mancha, consists of four masterpieces: Don Quijote,[10] his squire Sancho Panza, his idealized Lady, Dulcinea del Toboso, and the writer Miguel de Cervantes[11][12] himself, placed in main squares in Abellan's place of birth.

The sculpture shows us Alonso Quijano while he is reading one of his countless books of chivalry orders leaning on one hand and looking up, imaging his next adventures.

This sculpture has been modeled by the Sculptor into a realistic country young woman with a pitcher full of water in a confident attitude towards the future.

Other sculptures created by the same Artist are sculptures made in honour of some well-known Spanish writers such as Azorín[13][14][15] (See picture) and the poets Miguel Hernández and Vicente Cano, and his pieces, made in recognition of several typical country professions, (such as The Shepherd, The Harvester[16] or The Grape harvest), The National Teacher[17][18] and Musicians.