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Vila do Porto
Santa Maria (ilha)
Reg. Aut. dos Açores

Anjos

Cristóvão Colombo

Christopher Columbus

Álvaro Raposo de França
1992

Description

Bronze statue of 3.5 m, near the chapel at Anjos, where Columbus and his crew prayed for a safe return.

Inscription(s)

1493-1993
v centenario da passagem
de
CRISTOVÃO COLOMBO
pela ilha de santa maria

1493-1993
5th Centenary of the passage
of
CHRISTOPHER COLOMBUS
on the Island of Santa Maria

Signature

raposo de frança 92

Vila do Porto - Cristóvão Colombo

Artist

Álvaro Raposo de França (Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Açores, 1940), Azorean sculptor (Wikipedia – Escultor.com.pt).

Sources & Information

On this site since 2002 with some photos from ARC Europe 2002 News (website gone) and Joaquim Lé, Portugal in Photos (website gone?).

Location (N 37°0'21" - W 25°9'12") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptac101; Photograph: 25 June 2016 / updated: 25 June 2016
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