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General Arsenio Martínez Campos (1831-1900) played a key role in bringing the Bourbon Restoration by leading the coup d'etat of Sagunto in 1874. His equestrian monument was erected on the initiative of the Marquis of Cabriñana after a popular subscription initiated in December 1904. It was inaugurated on January 28, 1907. Designed by the sculptor Mariano Benlliure, it consists of a stone pedestal that supports the bronze statue of general Martínez Campos.
A pedestal made of white marble with 4 steps constitutes the base of the monument. A largely unpolished crag made of limestone lies on top of the marble plinth. The front side of the monument displays a war trophy cast in bronze consisting of flags and wartime items. A relief carved in the limestone rock representing the battle of Castillejos extends across the left-hand and back sides of the crag. At the top is the cast bronze equestrian statue of Martínez Campos.
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