Gaiman
Chubut
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Monumento a Cristóbal Colón
Christopher Columbus Monument
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1892
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Description
Obelisk made of ochre over a rectangular base. On its four sides is recorded on white marble, a dedication to Christopher Columbus in four languages - Spanish, Welsh, Italian and English (not identical, the English dedication is very basic).
Inscription(s)
Spanish:
A
CRISTOBAL COLÓN
QUE,
DESA?ANDO EL IGNOTO,
Y LAS SUPERSTICIONES
DEL VIEJO MUNDO
NOS HA PROPORCIONADO EL NUEVO
EN LA SOLEMNE OCASION
DEL 4o CENTENARIO
LOS HABITANTES DE GAIMAN.
Italian:
A
CRISTOFORO COLOMBO
CHE TANTO FECE, TANTO PATI,
E TANTO ONORÓ IL GENERE HUMANO.
GL'ITALIANI UNITAMENTE
AGLI'ALTRI ABITATORI
DI QUESTO TERRITORIO.
ANNO MDCCCXCII.
Welsh:
I
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
AR DDATHLIAD 4 CANMLWYDDIANT
DARCANVYDDIAD AMERICA
YN UNVARY MEDD CYVANVYD
I EWROB BUN HANER BYD.
English:
TO
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
THE DISCOVERER OF AMERICA
1492-1892.
Below the English dedication the name "F. PIETROBELLI" is written (Francisco Pietrobelli was an Italian entrepeneur in Patagonia), and below the Italian "C. BOWMAN."
Annotation
A community commission decided in 1892 to raise a memorial monument at the fourth centenary of the discovery of America.
Sources & Information
- Hostería Gwesty Tywi, Patagonia, Gaiman - History (website gone)
- Photo by Tom Sander, editor of The Portolan, journal of the Washington Map Society
- Old photo Ministerio de Educación del Chubut, Archivo Fotográfico Digital, Gaiman
Tags
Exact Location Unknown
Item Code: ar013;
Added: 22 November 2006
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