Monumento a Canalejas

Monuments

Complex sculptural set that is architecturally resolved with a pedestal and quadrangular central pillar that, in the form of a needle, is crowned with an exempt sculpture, while the square sides of the prism are occupied with two sculptures of round shape and two bas-reliefs. The monument is dedicated to José de Canalejas, who is shown in the main bronze figure at whose feet rests a recumbent lion on a shield, circular, of four barracks with the emblems of León, Castilla, Aragón and Navarra, in the center the flowers of lys. On the other hand, the ensemble is complemented by the round-shaped sculptural group "Gratitude" also in bronze. Two bas-reliefs are placed on the remaining sides, one of them is titled "Sanitation" where a woman and two children are represented symbolizing the improvements of the city. The other relief is titled "Commerce" and there are allegorical signs of said commercial activity, as well as a description of the works carried out to improve the Alicante port. The whole composition is topped by a hunched man, the figure of a worker sitting on an anthropomorphic head that is supported at four angles by different female human figures with garlands.