Monumento a la Raza (Seville)

*Monumento a la Raza*
	The monument in October 2016
	Location within Seville
Coordinates	37°22′43.36″N 5°59′20.15″W
Location	Seville, Spain
Designer	Santiago Martínez
Material	Marble
Completion date	1929
Opening date	12 October 1929
Dedicated date	Día de la Hispanidad
Restored date	2018
Dedicated to	La Raza

The Monumento a la Raza is an outdoor marble monument in the city of Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It is installed in María Luisa Park. It was inaugurated on 12 October 1929—the Día de la Hispanidad (Columbus Day). It has written part of the 1905 poem "Salutación del optimista", written by Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío (1867–1916).

History and construction

The monument location within María Luisa Park (far left, No. 41)

The Monumento a la Raza was conceived by the organisers of the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929.[1] Luis Rodríguez Caso, the main organiser, thought of a 100 metres (330 ft) high concrete column to be placed in the district of Triana in Seville. On top, he schemed a viewing platform and restaurants that could be accessed by lifts.[2]

The final project was designed by Santiago Martínez, and it was inaugurated on 12 October 1929—the Día de la Hispanidad (Columbus Day).[1] It is located in Isabel la Católica Avenue, in María Luisa Park, near the north tower of the Seville's Plaza de España.[1]

The monument was restored by the Urban Planning Management Agency of Seville in mid-2018.[3]

Description

The monument is made of marble.[1]

Poem

Detail of the poem

The monument has inscripted in bronze the poem "Salutación del optimista" (1905) by Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío (1867–1916), a salutation to Hispanic Americans.[1]

Inscription (in Spanish)

Ínclitas razas ubérrimas,
sangre de Hispania fecunda,
espíritus fraternos,
luminosas almas, ¡salve!

References

"La poesía de Rubén Darío en un homenaje a la raza" [The poetry of Rubén Darío in a tribute to the people] (in Spanish). Sevilla Directo. 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
González Moreno, Joaquín (1991). Aportación a la historia de Sevilla (in Spanish). Castillejo. p. 300. ISBN 8487041752.
Ybarra, Pedro (5 July 2018). "Así han quedado los monumentos de Sevilla restaurados en el último mes" [This is how the monuments of Seville have been restored in the last month]. Diario ABC de Sevilla (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

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[directo-1] "La poesía de Rubén Darío en un homenaje a la raza" [The poetry of Rubén Darío in a tribute to the people] (in Spanish). Sevilla Directo. 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

[2] González Moreno, Joaquín (1991). Aportación a la historia de Sevilla (in Spanish). Castillejo. p. 300. ISBN 8487041752.

[3] Ybarra, Pedro (5 July 2018). "Así han quedado los monumentos de Sevilla restaurados en el último mes" [This is how the monuments of Seville have been restored in the last month]. Diario ABC de Sevilla (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2021.