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Monument to Cervantes

Mairena del Alcor’s monument to Cervantes is a sculpture located in the Plaza de Miguel de Cervantes, at the foot of the namesake street.

This monument, unveiled in 1961, honours the famous Castilian writer Miguel de Cervantes, who mentioned Mairena in a short paragraph of his work “The Dialogue of the Dogs”.

Estatua de Elio Antonio de Nebrija en la Plaza de España de Lebrija
Monument to Elio Antonio de Nebrija

Antonio Martínez de Xarana, better known as Elio Antonio de Nebrija, was a Spanish humanist who was famous as a pupil at the Royal College of Spain in Bologna, Italy. His exact date of birth is unknown, although it is generally accepted by historians that he was born in 1444, in Lebrija.

Las Cabezas de San Juan-Plaza de la Constitución
Plaza de la Constitución

Located opposite the Town Hall, this square is famous for having been the place where General Riego made his declaration of principles from the balcony of the house opposite the Plaza on 1 January 1820. General Rafael de Riego Núñez issued a rallying cry in favour of the Constitution of 1812 that King Fernando VII had abolished.

Las Cruces históricas
Historical Crosses

Four historical crosses, situated at the town’s entrances, have been preserved for centuries. They are outstanding examples of traditional architecture, both for their location and history. 

They can be seen at El Ventorro Street and La Marisma Street, among other places.

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Plaza Menéndez Pelayo and Sculpture to the Virgin of Valme

Popularly known as “La Plazoleta”. On 22 May 1912, the Town Council placed on record their feelings about the death of the eminent philologist and historian from Santander, Don Marcelino Menéndez Pelayo (1856-1912). They also agreed to name a street "Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo". On 31 May 1912, the Town Council changed the name of the Plaza de Dos Hermanas to this new name.

Monumento conmemorativo de la XXVIII Peregrinación Nacional de Hermandades y Cofradías de la Vera Cruz
Memorial of the 28Th National Pilgrimage of Confraternities and Brotherhoods of the Vera Cruz

A four-sided masonry monolith, decorated with Sevillian tiles and with emblems to commemorate this national event held on 24 and 25 September 2011, organised by the Muy Antigua Hermandad de la Vera-Cruz y Caridad.

The monument was unveiled on 25 September 2011.

Brenes-Monumento a los Derechos Constitucionales
Monument to Constitutional Rights

Metallic statue of a farmhand (20th century).

This monument started to take form in 1986. It was completed and erected in its current site in January 1987.

Emilio Rodríguez Oliva is the sculptor of the monument. The central figure of this composition is a walking farmhand, specifically an olive picker, with a Constitution in one hand and a bag in the other.