The power of words. The monument to Juan Montalvo in Ambato

Abstract

This work reflects on the artistic representation with characteristics of Hispanofilia, through the figure of the writer Juan Montalvo materialized in the monumental bronze sculpture, erected in the city of Ambato, which in addition to being a device for the transmission of ideas, has the form of a sign, this being understood as the object that is related to the idea represented in a tacit way, in this case as an unrefusable demonstration of love and respect, has the form of a sign, being this understood as the object that is related to the tacitly represented idea, in this case as an unrefusable demonstration of love and respect for Spain with its own Ecuadorian representative. To review main and secondary sources in journals and documents was made for the development of its corresponding interpretation, Iconographic and qualitative interpretation, which allowed us to determine the relevance of the figure of Montalvo as a modern hero, a defender of civilization and his postulation as a fervent Spaniard, worthy spokesman of the language of Castile, thus contributing to the formation of the social imaginary of the citizenry in favor of the mother country.