The famous lions of the Congress of Deputies (Madrid, Spain) are two gigantic bronze sculptures that symbolically guard the Cortes Generales. They receive the names of Daoíz and Velarde, in honor of the two protagonists of the uprising of May 2, 1808. You have all the information in: «The 10 most important cities in Spain«.
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