Monumento a los Fueros, Pamplona

At the end of the Saraste alley stands a monument, the name of which can be translated as "monument to the law." Fueros on In Spanish it means "rights", "privileges", as in the Pyrenees they call the general code of both state and provincial and city laws. After the expulsion of Napoleon's troops from the Pyrenees in 1814, the lands of Navarre passed into the jurisdiction of the Spanish Crown. In October 1833, the Carlist party, which wanted to oust Queen Regent Maria Cristina and her daughter, heiress Isabella, and place her brother on the throne, launched a rebellion in the Basque provinces, promising to return their autonomy to their people. After the defeat of the Carlists in 1840, the central government adopted a charter giving Navarre some autonomy and significant tax revenues. indulgences. The second Carlite War took place in 1872-1876, and again ended in defeat, after which Navarre completely lost its autonomy, becoming a Spanish province. However, some economic freedom was still left to the freedom-loving people, in particular, the local administration could establish its own tax regime on its territory. The law, called Paccionada Navarra, was passed on August 16, 1841. In 1893, the Minister of Finance, German Gamazo, attempted to deprive autonomy of tax breaks. This caused violent protests, which began with mass demonstrations in May, and on June 1-2, the garrison of the town of Puete de Reina rebelled. The riot was quickly suppressed by the Civil Guard, and demonstrations were banned, but on June 4, a people's assembly was held in Pamplona, where a protest resolution was adopted. By June 7, the protest had already received more than 120,000 signatures. The petition was submitted to Parliament, which, by a majority vote, revoked the initiative of the Minister of Finance, deciding to hold negotiations involving all interested parties in 1894 in Madrid. The negotiations, despite the threat of civil war, were unsuccessful, and the decision was postponed for another year. Meanwhile, Gamaso resigned and the problem was quietly put on the brakes, leaving everything as it is. Nevertheless, the residents of Navarre considered this their victory, streets with the name "Fueros" appeared in the cities and a fundraiser was announced for the construction of a monument in memory of this event. The monument was built in 1903 according to the design of Manuel Martinez de Ubago, there was no official opening procedure.

The total height of the monument is 25 meters. The upper part is a column of red marble topped by a statue of a Navarre allegorical woman. In the sculpture's right hand is a broken chain, in the left a set of regional laws. The column is encircled by a ribbon with the numbers 1903, the year the monument was built.

The pedestal has a pentagonal shape, according to the number of districts of Navarre.

There are five sculptures on the middle tier, symbolizing Work, Justice, History, Independence and Peace.

The column is supported by a pentagonal colonnade with the coats of arms of Navarre and Pamplona and the major cities of Olite (pictured), Estella, Sanguesa and Tudela.

There are boards with inscriptions in Spanish and Basque below:
This monument symbolizes the union of Navarre in defense of its freedoms, freedoms are even more worthy of love than life itself.
Incorporation of Navarre into Castile, while maintaining legislation, territory, and government.
We Basques are gathered here today to honor and remember our ancestors, to show that we want to preserve our law.
We Basques will give a stranger a welcome and hospitality, but we will never tolerate his yoke.

The cornice of the pedestal is decorated with the coats of arms of the small towns of the province.