Description
Stone statue of Martin Alonso Pinzón, copy of the statue in Palos de la Frontera.
Inscription(s)
On the base two metal plates are mounted with the texts:
martin
alonso pinzon
capitan da
carabela pinta
1440-1493
and the lower one:
donado por el excmo.
ayuntamiento de
palos de la Frontera
1-iii-1977
Annotation
Martín Alonso Pinzón statue is placed at Pinzón promenade and it was a present of Baiona's twin village Palos de la Frontera (Huelva). The work is a sculpted portray of the great captain the caravel Pinta who played an important role in the discovery of America. The monument was inaugurated in 1977, the 484th anniversary of the arrival.
Sources & Information
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Exact Location Unknown
Item Code: esga002;
Added: 25 November 2006
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