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Monument to La Raza

The Monument to La Raza is a white marble work erected in 1929 for Seville's Ibero-American Exposition. It stands in the Parque de María Luisa, next to the side entrance of the north tower of the Plaza de España, on Avenida Isabel la Católica. The monument takes the form of a mural or stele, on which verses from the poem "Salutación del optimista" (1905) by the Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío are inscribed in bronze. Designed by Santiago Martínez, it consists of a rectangular wall panel with a three-part base, attached corbels, floral garlands, a central marble section holding the ode and an upper decoration, flanked by two pilasters with fruit reliefs. It was restored in 2018 by Seville's Urban Planning Department. Access is free and it forms part of the walk through the park, offering a point of historical and literary interest in a first-rate heritage setting.

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