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Monument to Romanones (Guadalajara, Spain)

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When commented about the inauguration, Romanones (serving as prime minister at the time) reportedly threatened with removing his statue stating as follows: "Well then, I will go there with my guards one morning and I will remove it. I think the effigy already belongs to me, just as a photograph
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promoted by Romanones which made possible the inclusion of the teachers' salaries and other expenses within the State's budget. The design was awarded to
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The monument underwent a restoration in 2013, consisting of its cleaning as well as the sealing of cracks and holes in the bronze pieces.
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It was erected when Romanones was still alive, in Guadalajara, the electoral district where Romanones had built his strongest
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Besides the bronze bust of Romanones topping off the monument, the sculptural ensemble also displays a teacher (
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The monument was unveiled on 16 October 1913, during a ceremony in which
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The monument was an initiative of the teachers' associations in the
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put on top of a pedestal, with other sculptural items around.
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40°37′50″N 3°09′52″W / 40.630665°N 3.164493°W / 40.630665; -3.164493
Plaza de Santo Domingo
es
Guadalajara
Miquel Blay
Bronze
stone
Count of Romanones
Guadalajara
Miquel Blay
Álvaro Figueroa Torres
province of Guadalajara
Royal Decree
Miquel Blay
Joaquín Ruiz Jiménez
es
Eduardo Vincenti
es
Ángel Galarza
es
Fernando Weyler
es
political client networks


"Guadalajara restaura el conjunto escultórico del Conde de Romanones"
"Monumento al Conde de Romanones"
ISSN
1889-853X

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