Statue of Emilia Pardo Bazán (Madrid)

The Statue of Emilia Pardo Bazán is an instance of public art in Madrid, Spain.

Located next to the calle de la Princesa, it is dedicated to Emilia Pardo Bazán.

[1] The costs were funded—under the auspice of María del Rosario de Silva, the Duchess of Alba—via popular subscription from women from Spain and Argentina.

[2] The statue—made of limestone and representing Pardo Bazán—was a work by Rafael Vela del Castillo [es], while the plinth was authored by Pedro Muguruza.

[1] Romanones, Blanca de Igual y Martínez Dabán (viscountess of Llanteno and Madrid municipal councillor) and Eduardo Callejo de la Cuesta (Minister of Public Instruction), intervened as speakers.