Juan de Ávalos

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Juan de Ávalos (b. Mérida, October 21, 1911 – d. Madrid, July 7, 2006) was a Spanish sculptor.

Author of Los amantes de Teruel (The lovers of Teruel) in Teruel, Monumento a Luis Carrero Blanco (Monument to Luis Carrero Blanco) in Santoña, Cantabria, his most important works are those of the Valle de los Caídos ("The Valley of the Fallen"), a majestic monument in Madrid where Francisco Franco's body lies.

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• Ángel de la paz in Valdepeñas
• Arco del Triunfo a la Independencia in Dominican Republic
• Covarsí in Badajoz
• El Héroe Caído in Badajoz
• Genio de Extremadura
• La Ciudad y el Río
• Extremeños Universales
• Cristo Crucificado in Almendralejo
• Statue of Pope John Paul II, Madrid, 1998 (see)