Eloy Gonzalo 'Cascorro', Bronze statue in Plaza de Cascorro, Madrid, Spain.

Eloy Gonzalo 'Cascorro' is a bronze statue in Plaza de Cascorro in Madrid showing a soldier holding a torch in one hand and an oil can in the other. The work was created by sculptor Aniceto Marinas and stands in the center of a busy area near the El Rastro market.

Eloy Gonzalo earned the name "Hero of Cascorro" in September 1896, when he volunteered to set fire to a hut storing enemy weapons during the siege of that village; he died of dysentery in Matanzas in June 1897. The bronze by Aniceto Marinas, cast in Barcelona by Masriera y Campins, was unveiled on Plaza de Cascorro on 5 June 1902, during the celebrations for Alfonso XIII's coming of age. The pedestal inscription reads "el ayuntamiento de madrid a eloy gonzalo, 1901", the year of the commission rather than of the unveiling.

Eloy Gonzalo is remembered as the 'Hero of Cascorro' for a September 1896 mission: during the siege of the village by some 2,500 Cuban mambises, he reportedly volunteered to set fire to the hut storing enemy weaponry, using a 10-litre petrol can, a Mauser rifle, a torch and a rope to recover his body. He died of dysentery in Matanzas in June 1897, and the pedestal inscriptions read 'el ayuntamiento de madrid a eloy gonzalo, 1901' and 'cascorro 1897'.

The monument sits on Plaza de Cascorro in the heart of the neighborhood and is easy to reach while exploring the surrounding streets and market. The area around the square is walkable and offers several routes to reach both the statue and the nearby market.

The pedestal carries two inscriptions on opposite sides: "el ayuntamiento de madrid a eloy gonzalo, 1901" and "cascorro 1897". The first is the city council's dedication, the second recalls the 1896 siege of the Cuban village where Gonzalo earned his nickname. The statue was unveiled on 5 June 1902, not in 1901.