Minerva, Bronze monument in Tossa de Mar, Spain

Minerva is a bronze sculpture by Frederic Marès, about five metres tall, standing on a large pedestal of well-hewn stone blocks at the first roundabout of the old Camí de la Mar Menuda, now Avinguda de Sant Ramon de Penyafort, across the bay from Tossa de Mar's Vila Vella. The goddess wears a helmet and carries a shield and spear, her pose static and hieratic with schematic folds in her dress. A metal plaque on the pedestal bears a Latin inscription beginning "DIVA MINERVA".

Sculptor Frederic Marès created the statue in 1979 as a replacement for an earlier project that was meant to honor Vitalis, owner of the Roman villa of Ametllers. This change reflected a shift in plans for the public space at this location.

The Latin inscription on the metal plaque begins "DIVA MINERVA / OCVLIS ARDENTIBVS / AVRIS INTENTIS" and calls on Romans and Iberians to swear by the knowledge of human affairs found in this sea. The goddess wears a helmet, shield and spear, her dress carved in schematic folds.

The monument is visible at any time during daylight hours and sits near the beach promenade where the GR 92 long-distance hiking trail connects to neighboring coastal towns. Access is straightforward and the area is easy to reach on foot.

The pedestal plaque carries a Latin inscription beginning "DIVA MINERVA / OCVLIS ARDENTIBVS", a text composed for the work. The face of the goddess is poorly seen from the old town because the statue was moved to the opposite side of the bay after protests against placing it below Sa Fisoleta.