After the expulsion of Napoleonic troops from Spain in Madrid in 1814, a monument was erected to those who died for the liberation of the country from the invaders. The monument, created by I. Velasquez, was erected at the place of execution in May 1808 by order of the Napoleonic General Murat of the participants in the uprising against the French invaders, it was opened in May 1840 on the anniversary of the Madrid uprising. The eternal flame was lit in 1985. Now this monument on Prado Boulevard is considered the Monument to all those who died for the independence of Spain.→