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The Monument to Antonio Maura is an instance of public art in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Designed by Mariano Benlliure, it consists of a sculptural ensemble dedicated to Antonio Maura.

Antonio Maura

Coordinates	39.571238°N 2.648896°E / 39.571238; 2.648896
Location	Plaça del Mercat [ca], Palma, Spain
Designer	Mariano Benlliure
Material	Bronze, stone, marble
Opening date	13 December 1929
Dedicated to	Antonio Maura

History and description

The monument was funded by popular subscription, and the design was awarded to Mariano Benlliure.[1][2] The standing bronze statue of Antonio Maura, depicted in oratorical attitude, tops off the stone pedestal.[3] Placed below Maura, an allegory of Truth made of white marble completes the ensemble.[3][1] Truth is depicted pointing at a cartouche reading "antonio maura igualó con la vida el pensamiento" ("Antonio Maura equaled thought with [his] life"),[4][3] adapted from a verse from Andrés Fernández de Andrada's [es] Epístola moral a Fabio.[5]

The monument was unveiled at its location in the Plaça del Mercat on 13 December 1929,[6] on occasion of the 4th anniversary of the death of Maura. The statue was toppled and damaged on 11 November 2014 by the fall of a nearby ficus.[6] After undergoing a restoration process, the statue returned to the Plaça del Mercat a year later.[6]

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Citations

Bibliography

• Robles Muñoz, Cristóbal (1995). Maura, un político liberal. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. ISBN 84-00-07485-8.
• Robles Muñoz, Cristóbal (2018). La Santa Sede y la II república. De la conciliación al conflicto (1931). Madrid: Asociación Cultural y Científica Iberoamericana. ISBN 978-84-17267-28-5.

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