Bust of Miguel de Cervantes, Stone bust in Abelardo Sánchez Park, Albacete, Spain

The monument to Miguel de Cervantes is a stone bust of the writer, raised on a pedestal that serves as its base, inside Abelardo Sánchez Park in the centre of Albacete. It is the work of the sculptor Ignacio Pinazo.

The stone bust by sculptor Ignacio Pinazo was unveiled on 16 September 1948 in Abelardo Sánchez Park. The ceremony, led by Arturo Gotor of the Cervantine Commission and mayor Juan Silvestre Miñana, was one of the main events of that year's Feria de Albacete, known as the Feria de Cervantes, and was filmed by No-Do cameras.

The bust was unveiled on 16 September 1948 during the Feria de Albacete, that year called the Feria de Cervantes, with the president of the Cervantine Commission Arturo Gotor and mayor Juan Silvestre Miñana presiding. The ceremony was filmed by the No-Do cameras of Televisión Española.

The monument sits in an easily accessible area of the city center and can be reached on foot. The location is open to visitors who can freely explore the surroundings and read the nearby explanatory panels.

The 1948 inauguration was one of the main events of that year's Feria de Albacete, known as the Feria de Cervantes, and cameras from No-Do, the Spanish state newsreel, filmed the ceremony. The bust is the work of the sculptor Ignacio Pinazo.