Estatua de Feijoo

The Estatua de Feijoo is located in the Plaza de Alfonso II El Sabio, in the city of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. It was created in honor of the famous eighteenth-century Spanish Enlightenment writer Benito Jerónimo Feijoo. The statue, sculpted by Alejandro Carnicero in 1804, shows the writer in a seated position looking up and holding a book under his left arm. Feijoo is considered one of the main authors of the Spanish period of Enlightenment, so the statue has a high historical and literary value. The sculpture is eight meters high and made of bronze and marble. It is one of the most emblematic monuments of the city and a must-see for tourist and locals.