Rota
Cádiz (prov.)
Av. de San Juan de Portorico
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V Centenario del segundo viaje de Colón
500th Anniversary of Columbus 2nd Voyage
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1993
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Description
In a small park in the center of the Avenida de San Juan de Puerto Rico near the harbour there is a huge anchor and a boulder with a memorial plaque. It refers particularly to Columbus' second voyage and one of the crew members of that voyage, Bartolomé Pérez, who was from Rota. See also the other monuments for Perez in Rota.
Inscription(s)
The plaque has the following inscription:
LA BASE NAVAL
A LA VILLA DE ROTA
EN RECUERDO DEL V CENTENARIO
DEL SEGUNDO VIAJE DE
COLON A AMERICA
EN EL QUE PARTICIPO
BARTOLOME PEREZ
HIJO DE ESTA VILLA
ROTA 25 SEPTIEMBRE 1993
Translation:
The Navy base
Of the village of Rota
In remembrance of the Fifth Centenary
Of the second voyage of
Columbus to America
In which Bartolomé Pérez
A son of this village
Participated
Rota September 25, 1993.
Sources & Information
- Translation: Marcos Iglesias.
Tags
Locatie (N 36°37'3" - W 6°21'22") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: esan036;
Photograph: 12 March 2002
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