Monument to Federico García Lorca, Madrid, Literary monument in Plaza de Santa Ana, Madrid, Spain

The Lorca monument in Plaza de Santa Ana is a bronze figure showing the poet gazing toward Teatro Español with a lark held in his hands ready to fly away. The statue stands surrounded by trees in a spacious square where people gather and rest.

The monument was created between 1984 and 1986 by sculptor Julio López Hernández as a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the play Yerma. Its establishment marked a recognition of the writer's lasting impact on Spanish culture.

The statue faces the Teatro Español, where Lorca's Yerma was first staged; Miguel Narros, then the theatre's director, requested the monument in 1984 for the play's 50th anniversary. The bronze holds a lark, a bird recurring in Lorca's poetry. The inscription reads "madrid, a federico garcía lorca".

The monument sits centrally in Plaza de Santa Ana and is easily accessible on foot, surrounded by cafes and other attractions in the square. It remains open to view during the day and provides a good spot to pause while exploring the area.

In April 2011, a vandal attack broke the statue and tore the lark from the poet's hands. The lark, a motif in Lorca's poetry, was later restored. The bronze figure has stood in Plaza de Santa Ana since the square's renovation, after spending about a decade in storage at the Cuartel del Conde-Duque.