Soria, Spain
c. 756 AD
Baena, Spain
9th century AD
Es Mercadal, Spain
17th century
Jimena de la Frontera, Spain
8th century AD
Aguilar de Campoo, Spain
12th century
Cabra, Spain
9th century AD
Hermandad de Campoo de Suso, Spain
13th century
Sabiote, Spain
16th century
Alburquerque, Spain
13th century
La Adrada, Spain
14th century
Arévalo, Spain
14th century
Grajal de Campos, Spain
16th century
Aguilas, Spain
18th century
Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain
13th century
Alaró, Spain
15th century
Rebolledo de la Torre, Spain
14th century
El Coronil, Spain
14th century
El Barco de Ávila, Spain
15th century
Madrid, Spain
1431
Oropesa, Spain
13th century
The Jan Hus Memorial stands at one end of Old Town Square. The huge monument depicts victorious Hussite warriors and Protestants who were forced into exile 200 years after Hus, and a young mother who symbolises national rebirth. The monument was so large that the sculptor designed and built his own villa and studio where the work could be carried out. It was unveiled in 1915 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Jan Hus' martyrdom. The memorial was designed by Ladislav Šaloun and paid for solely by public donations.
Born in 1369, Hus became an influential religious thinker, philosopher, and reformer in Prague. He was a key predecessor to the Protestant movement of the sixteenth century. In his works he criticized religious moral decay of the Catholic Church. Accordingly, the Czech patriot Hus believed that mass should be given in the vernacular, or local language, rather than in Latin. He was inspired by the teachings of John Wycliffe.