Monumento a los Caidos por Espana, Madrid

The Monumento a los Caídos por España (Monument to the Fallen for Spain), or the 'Monumento a los Héroes del Dos de Mayo' ("Monument to the Heroes of the Second of May"), is to be found next to the Paseo del Prado.

It is built on the place where General Joachim Murat ordered the execution of Spanish patriots after the Dos de Mayo Uprising of 1808.

The inauguration of the monument took place on May 2, 1840, the anniversary of the event. In 1985, King Juan Carlos I re-inaugurated the monument as a memorial to all those who gave their life for Spain, including those that died in conflicts other than the Peninsular War. Since then, an eternal flame has been constantly burning on the front of the monument.