The monument, commissioned in 1912 and completed in 1929, is located in the centre of the Plaza de España in Cádiz.

Though limited in longevity, the Constitution of 1812 had a significant impact on burgeoning nationalism and liberalism not only in Spain but throughout Western Europe and the Americas.

The monument, designed by Modesto López Otero and sculpted by Aniceto Marinas, was commissioned by the Spanish government in 1912 to celebrate the centennial of the Constitution of 1812 as well as the Cortes of Cádiz.

In the centre, a pilaster rises to symbolize, in allegorical terms, the principles expressed in the 1812 constitution.

[1][2] Many other monuments to the Constitution of 1812 were erected through the Spanish-speaking world but were destroyed through subsequent regime changes.