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Monument to the Fallen for Spain

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Monument to the Fallen for Spain
Monument to the Fallen for Spain. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Monument to the Fallen for Spain (Monumento a los Caídos por España) or the Monument to the Heroes of the Second of May (Monumento a los Héroes del Dos de Mayo), popularly known as el Obelisco ("the Obelisk"), is a war memorial in Madrid, Spain. It lies on the centre of the Plaza de la Lealtad.

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