El Cid by Anna Hyatt Huntington in Buenos Aires, Bronze equestrian monument in Caballito, Argentina

The monument to El Cid Campeador in Caballito is a bronze figure of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar on his horse Babieca, which lifts one front hoof; his right arm raises a spear and the sword Tizona hangs at his waist. It reaches almost 12 metres to the tip of the spear, on a marble base that is not the original one.

The sculpture was created by American artist Anna Hyatt Huntington in 1927 in New York and later brought to Argentina as a replica. It was unveiled in Buenos Aires in 1935 as a gift from the Hispanic Society of America.

The monument is a meeting point for the Cid Campeadorianos del Mundo association, which in October 2015 marked its 80th anniversary by placing soil from the eight provinces crossed by the Camino del Cid in an adjoining garden. Later works covered that soil with cement. The figure carries the sword Tizona at his waist and rides Babieca, whose raised foreleg visitors often single out.

The monument sits at an intersection in the Caballito neighborhood and serves as a central landmark for visitors exploring the area. The sculpture is located in a public space that is easily accessible and can be visited at any time of day.

The stone pedestal was built using stones from Vivar del Cid in Spain, the birthplace of the legendary medieval warrior Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar. This directly connects the sculpture to the original place and its history.