Statue in Maó honoring Alfonso III, Statue in Maó, Spain
The Estàtua homenatge Maó a Alfons III is a bronze statue in the Plaça de la Conquesta in Maó, Menorca, honoring King Alfonso III of Aragon. It was made in 1950 by sculptor Frederic Marés and shows the king in a solemn standing pose.
Alfonso III of Aragon took Menorca in 1287, driving out the Muslim population and repopulating the island with settlers from Catalonia. After his arrival, he ordered the building of the town of Maó, reshaping the island for centuries to come.
The statue stands in the Plaça de la Conquesta, a central square in Maó surrounded by old buildings and small shops. A plaque next to it carries a text from the Chronicle of Ramon Muntaner, describing how the king ordered the building of the town of Maó after the conquest.
The statue is in the Plaça de la Conquesta in the center of Maó, easy to reach on foot from most parts of the old town. The square is open at all times, so a short stop fits naturally into any walk through the area.
The plaque on the statue was replaced in recent years because the original one carried symbols from a later political period that had nothing to do with the medieval story it commemorates. The new plaque focuses entirely on the medieval history and the original text by Ramon Muntaner.
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