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Derek Walcott Square (formerly Columbus Square) is a public square and park located in central 
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and the Castries Central Library are located at the square.
The square was previously named Place d'Armes and Promenade Square. It was named Columbus Square in 1892.
In 1993, it was named Derek Walcott Square after the Nobel laureate 
Derek Walcott Square (formerly Columbus Square) is a public square and park located in central Castries
Castries is the capital and largest city of Saint Lucia, an island country in the Caribbean. The urban area has a population of approximately 20,000, while the eponymous district has a population of 70,000, as at May 2013. The city stretches o ...
, Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...
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The square is bounded by Bourbon, Brazil, Laborie and Micoud Streets.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and the Castries Central Library are located at the square.
The square was previously named Place d'Armes and Promenade Square. It was named Columbus Square in 1892.
In 1993, it was named Derek Walcott Square after the Nobel laureate Derek Walcott
Sir Derek Alton Walcott (23 January 1930 – 17 March 2017) was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. His works include the Homeric epic poem ''Omeros'' (1990), which many critics view "as Walcot ...
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