The "Reina de Canaria" bas-relief by Facundo Fierro at the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos in Córdoba

On one side of the Moorish courtyard of the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos in Córdoba, there is a bronze bas-relief by Facundo Fierro titled Reina de Canaria (also cited as Reina de Canarias), according to the official information provided by the monument itself.

The work commemorates a specific historical episode: the two-year stay in Córdoba of the Queen of the Canaries—wife of Fernando Guanarteme—under the protection of Isabella the Catholic, while her husband negotiated peace with the Guanche peoples in the islands. Fierro incorporates schematic designs with Guanche roots into the bas-relief, linking the piece to the pre-Hispanic Canarian culture referenced by the commemorated episode.

The location is not a minor detail: the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos is one of the most visited monuments in Córdoba, and it places this work by Fierro on a heritage circuit of national reach, outside the insular context where the bulk of his public sculpture is concentrated.

The official source for the monument does not record the exact date of the piece's installation; if that documentation becomes available, it will be incorporated in a future update of this entry.

Source: Official website of the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos de Córdoba. More on the artist's career in his biography.