Monumento dedicado a la Paz

Monuments

This monument is one of the most touching sculptures that are found in the city. In 1997, Miguel Angel Blanco, a deputy of the Popular Party for Ermua, in Vizcaya, was murdered in cold blood by the terrorist group ETA, after having been kidnapped two days before. This produced a popular movement like never before to demand his liberation, but it was finally assassinated. Monuments and events were created throughout Spain and, in Alicante, coinciding with World Peace Day, in 2005, this mobile sculpture was created. It is the work of sculptor David Angelini, representing a large cage and inside, a pigeon, which turns on its axis trying to free itself from its captivity, turning at 14 revolutions per minute. You can find it on Gran Vía de Alicante, between Calle Sidi Ifni and Avenida Sanchís Candela with Calle Alonso Cano.