Monument to Viriathus (Zamora) facts for kids
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| Coordinates | 41°30′09″N 5°44′54″W / 41.502494°N 5.748472°W |
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| Location | Plaza de Viriato, Zamora, Spain |
| Designer | Eduardo Barrón |
| Material | Bronze, granite |
| Height | 2 m (statue) |
| Opening date | 12 January 1904 |
| Dedicated to | Viriathus |
Viriato or the Monument to Viriathus is an instance of public art in Zamora, Spain. Dedicated to Viriathus and located in the eponymous plaza, the monument consists of a bronze sculpture of the Lusitanian chieftain-shepherd put on an unpolished stone pedestal that features a battering ram.
History and description
The statue is a work by Eduardo Barrón cast in bronze in Rome at Nelli's foundry in 1883; it was later bought by the Spanish State.
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The statue stands 2-metre high and its bronze base reads terror romanorum ("terror of the Romans"), an epithet for Viriathus attributed to the Orosius' chronicles. The statue and the quadrangular base stand on a granite pedestal taken from Torrefrades, one of the pretenders claimed to be the Viriatho's birthplace. The granite block features a battering ram emerging from its front side, cast in bronze in 1903.
Failing to undergo a proper ceremony of inauguration, the monument was casually unveiled by transients on 12 January 1904.
The monument, with Viriathus' posture identified as performing a Roman (fascist) salute, was embraced by the Falange as an icon during the Francoist dictatorship.
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Detail of the head of the battering ram
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Detail of the statue
See also
In Spanish: Estatua de Viriato (Zamora) para niños
