Description
Next to the Puerta Nueva, one of the entrances to the walled area of Segura de la Sierra and which is attached to the town hall, there is both the monument to Jorge Manrique and the viewpoint that bears his name. The statue, the work of the renowned sculptor Don Miguel Fuentes del Olmo, represents the illustrious writer in his two main facets: that of a man of arms, with warrior clothing and with his right hand on a dagger; and that of a writer, who, calmly, holds and reads a book in his left hand. Therefore, an excellent way to illustrate the warrior poet. At the foot of the statue, a plaque reads: »Segura de la Sierra to her most illustrious son», Jorge Manrique. MCMIC year. The statue invites you to enjoy the great views offered by the Jorge Manrique viewpoint, which has the help of an orientation map where the visitor can identify the different landscapes before their eyes: Trujala River, Cerro del Pavo, the Puerta de Segura, etc. Without a doubt, a space where you can enjoy reading any work by Jorge Manrique, contemplating the same landscape that the poet must have glimpsed centuries ago.
