The Monument to the Miner (in Spanish: Monumento al Minero) is an architectural complex located in the town of Guardo, in Palencia, Spain.

[4] Espinosa commissioned the sculptor Jacinto Higueras Cátedra, a multifaceted creator from a family of great artistic tradition, to create the figure of a miner that would preside over the monument.

[9] The monument was inaugurated on July 14, 1975, in a ceremony presided over by Fernando Suárez González, who was Minister of Labor at the time, and the mayor of Guardo, Luis de Felipe.

In addition, despite the disappearance of mining activity in the area, it is the place where the festivity of Santa Barbara, patron saint of miners, is celebrated every December 4.

[1] It consists of a mass in honor of the patron saint followed by a procession that ends at the monument, where a floral offering is made and the attendees sing the mining anthem, “Santa Bárbara bendita”.