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Monument to Franco (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)

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29: 224: 216:, it was started in 1964, unveiled on 17 March 1966, and cost around 8.1 million pesetas. It was funded by popular subscription, with 80,000 people donating to construct it, with most donating between 1 and 5 pesetas. It is currently valued at €45 million according to the 548: 605: 580: 451: 615: 42: 209:
The composition lies on the centre of a near-circular pond with a 30 m maximum diameter. The backside wall partially enclosing both items reaches a maximum height of 14 m.
590: 585: 358: 610: 333: 379: 266: 477: 286: 429: 595: 600: 403: 311: 549:"Polémica por la valla publicitaria en Tenerife que defiende el valor artístico e histórico del monumento a Franco" 185: 202:) and a "saviour" male figure (representing Franco) standing over the angel while wielding a sword shaped like a 195: 246: 217: 334:"Un informe externo encargado por Santa Cruz de Tenerife defiende el valor artístico del monumento a Franco" 267:"El PP del Cabildo tinerfeño se opone a la demolición del "Monumento a la Victoria" de Franco en Santa Cruz" 162: 77: 529: 359:"Una organización solicita la restauración "inmediata" de una escultura dedicada a Franco en Tenerife" 28: 249:. There is also a campaign to keep it in place on the basis of its artistic and cultural value. 181:
The monument is located at the crossroads of the Rambla de Santa Cruz and the avenida de Anaga.
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The monument was vandalised in November 2016, covered in red paint and tagged with a
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The bronze sculptural group consists of a winged angel (an allegory of the
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28°28′35″N 16°14′47″W / 28.476406°N 16.246262°W / 28.476406; -16.246262
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Juan de Ávalos
Bronze
stone
Francisco Franco
Spanish
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Juan de Ávalos
Francisco Franco
Dragon Rapide
Canary Islands
1936 coup d'état
Spanish Civil War
Christian cross
Juan de Ávalos
Juan de Ávalos Foundation

graffiti
anti-fascism
Law of Historical Memory
"El PP del Cabildo tinerfeño se opone a la demolición del "Monumento a la Victoria" de Franco en Santa Cruz"
eldiario.es
"Cuando Tenerife mostró a Franco su "adhesión" con el monumento de Juan de Ávalos"
El Español


"Vandalismo contra el antiguo monumento a Franco"
El Español

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