This pretty Badajoz square is an example of the many squares that stud the historical quarter of the city. It is popularly referred to as the “Plaza de las Tres Mentiras” (Square of the Three Lies) as its official name is Plaza de Cervantes although the statue presiding over it is actually of the great Extremadura painter Francisco de Zurbaran.

Furthermore, everyone in Badajoz knows it as San Andrés. This last name is that of the parish that had been part of the presentday square since the 13th century.

The plaza’s fine star-shaped back and white paving in the Portuguese style was executed in 1888, which is when it was engraved on the ground at the starting points of the parade. The central statue is of Aurelio Cabrera and was erected in 1932.