Monument to Julio Benítez Benítez

Monument to Julio Benítez Benítez in Málaga, Spain.

This statue stands in tribute to Commander Julio Benítez Benítez, a hero of the Spanish Colonial wars during the War of the Rif in Morocco.

The statue depicts Benitez standing upright, his two hands on the hilt of a sword resting on the ground. The statue sits upon a pedestal with relief inscribed with the action that lead to his posthumously awarding of the Cross Laureate of San Fernando posthumously, which also appears in relief on the pedestal.