We reach a square with a fountain in the middle showing a bronze female statue. It represents archaeology as a woman dressed in Roman costumes, carrying a laurel in one of her hands. The sculpture was made by the famous local sculptor Juan de Ávalos as a tribute to the archaeologists who started the excavations in Mérida at the beginning of the 20th century. If we look at the background on the right, we discover another statue, in marble. It is the ideal representation of the Martyr Eulalia, patron saint of the city. It was made by another sculptor from Mérida, Eduardo Zancaza.