Ten years after his death (November 11, 1890), on November 11, 1900, the first Spanish Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts, Antonio García Alix, inaugurated a monument to Claudio Moyano and Samaniego. There are those who say that it was the first Madrid monument of the 20th century.

The idea of ​​this bronze tribute came from the teachers, who opened a public subscription to pay for it. Not in vain, the Zamorano professor and politician was the architect of the most lasting Public Instruction Law in our country. They did not raise a large amount, 37.000 pesetas; but they made a great choice, the sculptor would be Agustín Querol. Some official and private contributions made it possible to overcome the economic obstacle.

The Moyano Law definitively implemented some great principles:

– relative free of charge for primary education
– centralization
– uniformity
– secularization and
– limited educational freedom.

Moyano only wanted the consensus when voting for said law to result in durability and not having to wait for each change of government to make a new change in Education. That durability was one of the most important aspects of the law, of which Moyano himself felt very proud. The Law was maintained with minor changes until the Villar Palasí Law approved in 1970.

On the statue there was the inscription: For the great services rendered to Public Instruction. Years later it was removed from its original location on the street Atocha, the monument was taken to the courtyard of the Claudio Moyano Institute. The excuse was traffic. A few years later, on March 28, 1982, commemorating the 125th anniversary of the approval of the Moyano Law, the mayor Tender Galvan decided to restore the statue to Claudio Moyano Street. There was already talk of dismantling the “scalextric” in Atocha. They were the first steps to recover the Glorieta de Carlos V for pedestrians.

From his new location, Moyano watches over the Booksellers' Slope, its street, Claudio Moyano Street, culture and education very united.

A abrazo.