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Description

Bronze statue of Columbus, standing on a globe.

The statue was unveiled 28 October 2006.

The town of Cuba in the Alentejo, Portugal, is one of the towns claiming to be the birth place of Christopher Columbus. His read name should be Salvador Fernandes Zarco, being the grandson of João Gonçalves Zarco, the discoverer of Madeira (statue).
The main argument is the name of the town, given by Columbus to the largest island in the West-Indies: "He gave the name Cuba to the second island because it was the name of his birthplace in Portugal." (da Silva, see below).
However, if this was true, why did Columbus note the name first as Colba and stated that is was a aboriginal name? He wrote: "Afterwards I shall set sail for another very large island which I believe to be Cipango, according to the indications I receive from the Indians on board. They call the Island Colba, and say there are many large ships, and sailors there." (text from Medieval Sourcebook).
About the name Cuba there is now general consesus that it is a local name, probably meaning something like cultivated land. See the article The name of Cuba by Sergio Valdés Bernal from Cubarte (Word file here).

Inscription(s)

CRISTÓVÃO COLON Descobridor das Américas Homenagem da Câmara Municipal de Cuba e do Núcleo de Amigos de Cuba Obra do escultor Alberto Trindade Oferecida por José Flamínio Roza, Presidente da Fundação Alentejo-Terra Mãe 28 outubro 2006	VERDADE HISTÓRICA         o descobridor das américas sempre escondeu as suas origens e verdadeira identidade.         o mistério e as especulações perduraram mais de 500 anos, a história aceitou uma incerteza. recentemente, notáveis historiadores e pesquisadores concluiram que "cristóvão colon" era português.         filho do infante d. fernando, duque de bela e de da isabel gonçalves zarco, o seu nome era salvador fernandes zarco e nasceu no alentejo em cuba	ALENTEJO terra mãe da descoberta 28 outubro 1492 – "cristovão colon" descobriu a ilha à qual deu o nome de cuba. a outros sítios do novo mundo foi atribuindo nomes de terras do alentejo: · s. cristovão · sta catarina · s. bartolomeu · mourão · s. vicente · s. joão · porto santo (d'el rei) · vera cruz · s. vicente cuba · sto. andré · faro · neves · sta. cruz · conceição · guadiana · santiago · s. vicente · s. domingos · sta. clara · trindade · guadalupe · s. luís · sta. luzia · conceição · s. domingos · s. miguel · espíritu santo
CRISTOPHER COLUMBUS Discoverer of the Americas Homage of the Municipal Chamber of Cuba and the Friends of Cuba Nucleus Work of the sculptor Alberto Trindade Offered by José Flamínio Roza, President of the Alentejo-Our Country Foundation 28 October 2006	HISTORICAL TRUTH         the origin and true identity of the discoverer of america have always been shrouded in mystery.         speculation has persisted for more than 500 years. history has accepted that which has never been proved.         recently remarkable historians and researchers have concluded that "cristóvão colon" was portuguese.         son of infante d. fernando, duke of beja and of d. isabel gonçalves zarco, his true name was salvador fernandes zarco, and he was born in cuba, alentejo.	ALENTEJO motherland of the discovery 28 October 1492 – "Cristovão Colon" discovers an island, to which he gave the name of Cuba. Other places in the new world has been attributed names of lands of the Alentejo: · S. Cristovão · Sta Catarina · S. Bartolomeu · Mourão · S. Vicente · S. João · Porto Santo (d'el Rei) · Vera Cruz · S. Vicente Cuba · Sto. André · Faro · Neves · Sta. Cruz · Conceição · Guadiana · Santiago · S. Vicente · S. Domingos · Sta. Clara · Trindade · Guadalupe · S. Luís · Sta. Luzia · Conceição · S. Domingos · S. Miguel · Espíritu Santo

Signature

Sculptor

• Alberto Trindade (Lisboa 1958), Portuguese sculptor, worked in Rotterdam

Sources & Information

• Manuel Luciano da Silva, Columbus was 100% Portuguese! (On-line, through Internet Archive)
  PS note to Silva's first argument, that the name in the Papel Bulls is written as Crhistophom Colon and Christofãm Colon. He is wrong in both cases, since the name is written twice in latin as Christophorum where the 'um' suffix is abbreviated as 'ū'.
• Igogo, Monumentos em Cuba.

Tags

• Town: Cuba
• Subdivision: Beja (distrito)
• Region: Alentejo
• Country: Portugal
• Columbus, Christopher
• Explorer
• Statue (Columbus)
• Trindade, Alberto
• Zarco, Salvador Fernandes

Locatie (N 38°9'57" - W 7°53'29") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptat002; Added: 26 December 2006  / Photograph: 6 January 2011  / Updated: 5 September 2017

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