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"—[1] put on top of a stone pedestal.

[2] The stone pedestal was made of grey marble from Sierra Elvira [es] (province of Granada).

[3] The standing full-body figure of the Álvaro de Bazán lies on top of the pedestal as the leading element of the sculptural ensemble.

[1] Lying below the Admiral and also cast in bronze, the ensemble features a laureate helmet and a shattered Turkish banner on which the Marquis of Santa Cruz steps.

Rey servido y patria honrada dirán mejor quien he sido; por la cruz de mi apellido y con la cruz de mi espada" The fierce Turk in Lepanto, in Terceira the French, the English all over the sea, they were scared to death to see me.