Just loved the statue, great form and very dramatic, for me especially the horse. Enjoy. A little history: A larger than life, detailed bronze sculpture of Don Francisco Cuervo y Valdes riding a horse into Albuquerque. "Don Francisco Cuervo y Valdez seated on a horse with his proper right arm raised. He is holding the top portion of a scroll with the plans of the city in his proper right hand, while his proper left arm is lowered and his proper left hand is holding the bottom portion of the scroll. He wears a sword on his proper left side. Sculpture: bronze with patina; Base: concrete. Dimensions: Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. 10 in. x 9 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft.; Base: approx. 14 in. x 12 ft. x 10 ft." Text Source: (visit link) "On March 10, 1705 don Francisco Cuervo y Valdez who had been Governor of Nuevo León and Coahuila was chosen as acting Governor to New Mexico. It was this great man that would found the city of Alburquerque."