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PORTO RICO, Columbus Monument, Mayaguez
Columbus Monument. The statue of Columbus rests on an ornate base, and is a fine bronze figure of the discoverer of America, poised upon a globe, and upholding the flag of Spain. The monument is in the centre of a superb square in Mayaguez, and,…
PLAZA LUIS MUÑOZ RIVERA, MAYAGÜEZ, P. R.
All Puerto Rico loves and honors the name of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera, its most prominent patriot. Mayaguez has shown her devotion by erecting a statue to his memory at Muñoz Rivera Square..
Mayagüez Plaza, San Juan, P. R.
"In 1576 a decree of the Spanish emperor Felipe II established a set of rules and regulations for settlements in the New World. This were compiled in 1680 in the Laws of Indies. These norms were quite strict. They established the location of the…
"Muñoz Rivera" Square, at Ponce, P.R.
This statue of Luis Muñoz Rivera, one of the many illustrious statesmen of Puerto Rico, is to be found in the Plaza of the same name located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Part of the Plaza also consists of a beautiful park called "Las Delicias" where band…
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COLUMBUS CATHEDRAL, HAVANA, CUBA
Columbus Cathedral, showing main entrance, and within which the remains of Columbus are said to have rested for years.