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Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
** The holiday was changed from ''El día de la Raza'' (The Day of the Race) (1916) to "Day of Respect of Cultural Diversity" in 2010. * Colombia ** ''El día de la Raza y de la Hispanidad'' * Costa Rica ** The holiday was changed from ''Día de la Raza'' to ''Día del Encuentro de las Culturas'' (Day of the Encounter of Cultures). *
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**Fiesta Nacional de España (National Day of Spain) *
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
** Columbus Day


Monuments


Argentina

* Ayacucho ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1895) * Bernal ** Estatua de Cristóbal Colón (Statue of Christopher Columbus) (1889) *
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
** Hommaje de Billiken a Colón (Monolith for Columbus) ** Cristóbal Colón 'en las Americas' (Christopher Columbus 'in the Americas') (1992) ** Busto de Cristóbal Colón (Bust of Columbus) (1884) ** Monument to Christopher Columbus (Buenos Aires) (1921) ** Monumento a Colón en Liniers (Columbus Monument in Liniers) (1921) * Chivilcoy ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1892) * Colón ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1953) * Córdoba ** Medallón con retrato en relieve de Colón (Relief portrait medaillon of Columbus)(1930) * Gaiman ** Monumento a Cristóbal Colón (Columbus Monument) (1892) *
General Roca A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED O ...
** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1929) * La Plata ** Monumento a Cristóbal Colón (Columbus Monument) * Laboulaye ** Monumento de españoles e italianos (Monument of Spanish and Italians) (1965) * Mar del Plata ** Estatua de Cristóbal Colón (Statue of Christopher Columbus) * Mendoza ** Monumento a la Hermandad Hispano-Argentina (1947) * Monte Caseros ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1892) * Salta ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1986) * San Carlos de Bariloche ** Cristobal Colón llega a América (Columbus reaches America) (1947) * Santa Fe ** Monumento a Cristóbal Colón (Columbus Monument) (1940s) * Santa Teresita ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1992) *
Villaguay Villaguay is a city in the province of Entre Ríos in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It has about 49,000 inhabitants as of thcensus 2010and is the head town of the department of the same name. The city lies near the geographic center of the provinc ...
** Busto de Cristóbal Colón (Bust of Columbus)


Bahamas

* Long Island ** Columbus Monument (1989) * New Providence ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1830) * San Salvador ** Chicago Herald Monument (1891) ** Columbus Monument (1956) ** Mexico Olympic Monument (1968), one of three key locations along the 1968 Olympic torch route. ** Nao Santa Maria Foundation Monument (1991) ** Olympic Monument at Columbus Landing (1992) ** Tappan Monument/Heloise Marker (1951) ** Underwater Monument ** UNESCO Monument/Monument of the Quincentennial (1991)


Belgium

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Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
** The Barcelona Monument to Columbus is reproduced in miniature scale in the miniature park Mini-Europe.


Bolivia

* La Paz ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1920)


Brazil

* Muçum ** Cristóvão Colombo (Christopher Columbus) (1925) *
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...
** Cristóvão Colombo (Christopher Columbus) * Santa Rosa ** Cristóvão Colombo (Christopher Columbus) (1925) * Santos ** Homenagem ao Descobrimento da América (Monument for the Discovery of America) (1992) *
São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
** Cristóvão Colombo (Christopher Columbus)


Canada

* Fredericton ** Columbus Quincentennial Flagpole (1992) * Montréal ** Buste de Christophe Colombe (Bust of Columbus) (1976) * Oromocto ** Columbus Quincentennial Flagpole (1992) * Regina ** Model Santa Maria (1992) *
Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (1985) *
Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
** Colombo giovinetto (The First Inspiration of the Boy Columbus) (1870)


Chile

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Arica Arica ( ; ) is a commune and a port city with a population of 222,619 in the Arica Province of northern Chile's Arica y Parinacota Region. It is Chile's northernmost city, being located only south of the border with Peru. The city is the capita ...
** Busto de Cristóbal Colón (Bust of Columbus) (1910) *
Iquique Iquique () is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Pampa del Tamarugal, which is part of the Atacama Desert. It has a population of 191, ...
** Busto de Cristóbal Colón (Bust of Columbus) (1982) * Santiago de Chile ** Busto de Cristóbal Colón (Bust of Columbus) (1892 or earlier) ** 500th anniversary (1992) * Valparaiso ** Cristóbal Colón en la Avenida Brasil (Statue of Columbus on the Avenida Brasil) (1877) ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1986)


Colombia

* Barranquilla ** Estatua de Cristóbal Colón (Statue of Columbus) (1910) ** Busto de Cristóbal Colón (Bust of Columbus) (1979) * Bogotá ** Monumento a la Reina Isabel y Cristobal Colón (Monument for Queen Isabella and Columbus) (1906) * Cartagena ** Christopher Columbus Monument (1895)


Costa Rica

* Puerto Limón ** Cristóbal y Hernando Colón (Christopher and Hernando Columbus) (1992) * San José ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1960)


Cuba

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Baracoa Baracoa, whose full original name is: ''Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Baracoa'' (“Our Lady of the Assumption of Baracoa”), is a municipality and city in Guantánamo Province near the eastern tip of Cuba. It was visited by Admiral Christop ...
** Cruz de Parra ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) * Bayamo ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1892) * Cárdenas ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1862) * Cayo Bariay ** Encounter of cultures (1992) * Colón ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1892) * Guardalavaca (Banes) ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) *
La Habana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.
** Tumba de Colón (Columbus' Tomb) ** Busto de Colón en la puerta del Cementerio de Colón (Bust of Columbus on the gate of Columbus' Cemetery) (1880) ** Estatua de Colón en el Museo de la Ciudad (Statue of Columbus on the City Museum) (1862) ** Busto de Colón en el Museo de la Revolución (Bust of Columbus in the Museum of the Revolution) (1928) ** Busto de Colón en el Templete (Bust of Columbus in the Templete) (1828) * Matanzas ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) *
Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba is the second-largest city in Cuba and the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province. It lies in the southeastern area of the island, some southeast of the Cuban capital of Havana. The municipality extends over , and contains ...
** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus)


Dominican Republic

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** Columbus Lighthouse (Faro a Colón, 1992). Museum, not a lighthouse, containing Columbus’ alleged remains. ** Parque Colon (before 1887)


Ecuador

* Quito ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus)


Egypt

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Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue


El Salvador

* San Salvador ** Cristóbal Colón y la reina Isabel (Statues of Columbus and Queen Isabella) (1924)


Guatemala

* Guatemala City ** Monumento a Colón (Columbus Monument) (1896) ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) * Salcajá ** Cruz de Colón (Columbus cross)


Haiti

* Port-au-Prince ** Christophe Colomb (Christopher Columbus). Statue removed in 1987.


Honduras

* Comayagüela ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1892) * Trujillo ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus)


Ireland

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Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city on ...
** Monument to Christopher Columbus (1992)


Italy

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Abano Terme Abano Terme (known as Abano Bagni until 1924) is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Padua, in the Veneto region, Italy, on the eastern slope of the Euganean Hills; it is southwest by rail from Padua. Abano Terme's population is 19,062 (20 ...
** Cristoforo Colombo (Christopher Columbus) (1956) * Bettola ** Lapide commemorativa del 400° anniversario (Plaque 400th anniversary) (1892) ** Cristoforo Colombo (Statue of Christopher Columbus) (1892) ** Lapidi sulla Torre Colombo (Plaques on the Torre Colombo) (1957) * Bistagno ** Colombo giovinetto (The First Inspiration of the Boy Columbus) (1870) * Chiavari ** Cristoforo Colombo (Statue of Christopher Columbus) (1935) * Chiusanico ** Caravella nel marciapiede (Caravel Pavement) (1992) ** Casa Colombo (Columbus' House) ** Lapide del'origine della famiglia di Colombo (Plaque Origin Columbus' Family) (1967) ** Busto di Cristoforo Colombo (Bust of Columbus) * Cicagna ** Cristoforo Colombo (Statue of Christopher Columbus) (1892) * Cogoleto ** Lapide sulla chiesa Sta. Maria (Plaque on the church) (1888) ** Lapide commemorativa della visita de Princetown nel 1847 (Plaque visit Princetown in 1847) (1888) ** Monumento a Cristoforo Colombo (Columbus monument) (1864) ** Ritratto e le scene della vita di Colombo (Columbus portrait and life scenes) (1992) ** Affresco sulla casa natale di Colombo (Fresco on Columbus' birth house) (1650) ** Lapide commemorativa della visita di re Umberto I nel 1857 (Plaque visit King Umberto in 1857) (1888) ** Cogoleto Municipio (Portrait and ship model at Cogoleto town hall) *
Cuccaro Monferrato Cuccaro Monferrato (Cucri in Piemontese) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria. Cuccaro Monferrato borders the following muni ...
** Monumento del 500° anniversario (500th anniversary monument) (1992) ** Lapide commemorativa del 500° anniversario (Plaque 500th anniversary) (1992) ** Lapide commemorativa del dinastia di Colombo (Plaque for the Colombo dynasty) (1992) * Diano Marina ** Cristoforo Colombo (Statue of Christopher Columbus) (1892) * Fontanarossa (Piacenza) ** Lapide sulla casa natale di madre di Colombo (Plaque birthplace Columbus' mother, Susanna Fontanarossa) (1958) *
Genova Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of G ...
** La Vela di Columbo (The Sail of Columbus) (1998) ** Marciapiede Campopisano (Campopisano Pavement) (1992) ** Rilievi del Castello D'Albertis (Reliefs in the Castello D'Albertis) (1892) ** Colombo giovinetto (The First Inspiration of the Boy Columbus) (1870) ** Il Bigo (The Mast) (1992) ** Lapide sulla Palazzo di San Giorgio (Plaque on the San Giorgio Palace) (1951) ** Affresco sulla facciata del Palazzo di San Giorgio (Fresco on the façade of the San Giorgio Palace) ** Busto di Cristoforo Colombo nel Palazzo Reale (Bust of Columbus) (1864) ** Monumento a Colombo nel Palazzo Rosso (Columbus Monument in the Palazzo Rosso) (1851) ** Monumento a Colombo in Piazza Acquaverde (Columbus Monument on Piazza Acquaverde) (1846) ** Rilievi su Piazza Dante (Reliefs on Piazza Dante) ** Busto di Cristoforo Colombo nel Palazzo della Regione (Bust of Columbus in the Regione Liguria Palace) (1934) ** Giardini di Colombo (Columbus gardens) ** Ritratto di Colombo con le navi (Columbus Portrait with ships) (1984) ** Busto di Cristoforo Colombo nel Stazione Marittima (Bust of Columbus in the Stazione Marittima) ** La Nave Umana (Human Ship) (1992) ** Statua di Cristoforo Colombo nel Liceo Colombo (Statue of Columbus in the Columbus school) (1892) ** Busto di Cristoforo Colombo nel Palazzo Tursi (Bust of Columbus in the Palazzo Tursi) (1821) ** Statua di Cristoforo Colombo in Via Gramsci (Statue of Columbus in the Via Gramsci) (1850) ** Casa de Colombo (Columbus' House) * La Spezia ** Due statue di Cristoforo Colombo (Two Statues of Columbus) * Lavagna ** Cristoforo Colombo (Statue of Christopher Columbus) (1930) *
Lucca Lucca ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its province has a population of 383,957. Lucca is known as one ...
** San Michele e 35 protomi di figure storiche (Saint Michael and 35 protomes of historical figures) *
Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
o ** Statua di Cristoforo Colombo (Statue of Christopher Columbus) (19th century) ** Busto di Cristoforo Colombo (Bust of Christopher Columbus) (1900) *
Mirandola Mirandola ( Mirandolese: ) is a city and ''comune'' of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in the Province of Modena, northeast of the provincial capital by railway. History Mirandola originated as a Renaissance city-fortress. For four centuries it was ...
** Medaglioni ritratto di illustri italiani (Portrait medaillons of famous Italians) * Moconesi ** Affresco con Colombo, Dante e Petrarca (Fresco showing Columbus,
Dante Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian people, Italian Italian poetry, poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', origin ...
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Petrarca Francesco Petrarca (; 20 July 1304 – 18/19 July 1374), commonly anglicized as Petrarch (), was a scholar and poet of early Renaissance Italy, and one of the earliest humanists. Petrarch's rediscovery of Cicero's letters is often credited w ...
) ** La Casa degli Avi di Colombo(Columbus Ancestral house) ** Scultura commemorativa di Colombo (Sculpture commemorating Columbus) (1979) ** Lapide commemorativa de 1889 (Memorial plaque of 1889) (1889) ** Lapide commemorativa del 500° anniversario (Plaque 500th Anniversary) (1992) * Noli ** Commemorazione della partenza di Colombo da Genova nel 1476 (Commemoration Columbus departure from Genoa in 1476) (1948) * Ovada ** Ritratto di Cristoforo Colombo (Portrait of Columbus) (1992) * Parma ** Colombo giovinetto (The First Inspiration of the Boy Columbus) (1870) *
Pavia Pavia (, , , ; la, Ticinum; Medieval Latin: ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy in northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the cap ...
** Busto di Cristoforo Colombo (Bust of Columbus) (1882) *
Rapallo Rapallo ( , , ) is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, located in the Liguria region of northern Italy. As of 2017 it had 29,778 inhabitants. It lies on the Ligurian Sea coast, on the Tigullio Gulf, between Portofino and Chiav ...
** Affresco di Colombo e altri illustri italiani (Fresco of Columbus and other famous Italians) ** Cristoforo Colombo (Christopher Columbus) (1914) * Roma ** Busto di Cristoforo Colombo (Bust of Columbus) (1817) * San Colombano Certenoli ** Cristoforo Colombo (Christopher Columbus) (1992) * Santa Margherita Ligure ** Cristoforo Colombo (Christopher Columbus) (1892) *
Santo Stefano d'Aveto Santo Stefano d'Aveto ( lij, San Stê) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria. Santo Stefano d'Aveto borders the comuni of Bedonia, Borzonasca, Ferriere, Rezzoaglio and Tornolo. Geogr ...
** Ritratto di Colombo (Portrait of Columbus) * Savona ** Busto di Cristoforo Colombo (Bust of Christopher Columbus) (1928) ** Commemorativa sulla casa del padre di Colombo (Memorial on the house of Columbus' father) (1940) ** Commemorativa in Via San Giuliano (Columbus memorial in the Via San Giuliano) (1892) * Sestri Levante ** Vela per Cristoforo Colombo (Christopher Columbus's Sail) (2002) * Torino ** Ritratto di Colombo (Portrait of Columbus) (1923)


Jamaica

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Discovery Bay Discovery Bay (DB) is a resort town on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It consists of mixed, primarily residential, development, in particular upmarket residential development and private and public recreational facilities, including garden houses, ...
** Cross at Columbus' Landing * St. Ann's Bay ** New Seville Plaque ** Christopher Columbus Statue


Japan

* Shima, Mie ** A reproduction of the Barcelona monument is found in the Shima Spanish Village. *
Urayasu, Chiba 260px, old Urayasu is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 170,533 in 81,136 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Urayasu is best known as the home of the Tokyo ...
**A statue of Christopher Columbus is located at the American Waterfront section of Tokyo DisneySea.


Mexico

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Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...
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Monument to Christopher Columbus (Buenavista, Mexico City) The Monument to Christopher Columbus, located at the intersection of av. Buenavista and Héroes Ferrocarrileros, in the Cuauhtémoc section of Mexico City, was inaugurated in 1892, for the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' landfall in th ...
, Buenavista (1892)Groseclose, Barbara. "Monuments and Memorials", ''The Christopher Columbus Encyclopedia'', Simon and Schuster 1992, vol. 2 p. 481. ** Monument to Christopher Columbus (Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City), Paseo de la Reforma (1877)


Nicaragua

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** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus)


Panama

* Colón ** Monumento a Cristóbal Colón (1867)


Paraguay

* Asunción ** Busto de Cristóbal Colón (Bust of Columbus)


Peru

* Callao ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) *
Cuzco Cusco, often spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu ()), is a city in Southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the seventh most populous in Peru; ...
** Placa conmemorativa de la resistencia andina (Plaque for Andean resistance) (1992) *
Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...
** Monumento a Cristóbal Colón (Columbus Monument) (1867) *
Pisco Pisco is a colorless or yellowish-to-amber colored brandy produced in winemaking regions of Peru and Chile. Made by distilling fermented grape juice into a high-proof spirit, it was developed by 16th-century Spanish settlers as an alternative ...
** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) * Tacna ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1892)


Portugal

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Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
** Cristóvão Colombo (Christopher Columbus) (2006) ** Cristóvão Colombo (Christopher Columbus) (2010) * Funchal ** Regata "América 500" (1992) ** Cristóvão Colombo (Christopher Columbus) (1940) *
Lisboa Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits w ...
** Mural mostrando os Descobrimentos Português (Mural showing Portuguese Discoveries) (1994) * Vila Baleira (Ilha do Porto Santo) ** Cristóvão Colombo (Christopher Columbus) (1989) *
Vila do Porto Vila do Porto (; "Port Town") is the single municipality, the name of the main town and one of the civil parishes on the island of Santa Maria, in the Portuguese archipelago of Azores. Its nearest neighbor, administratively, is the municipali ...
** Cristóvão Colombo (Christopher Columbus) (1992)


Puerto Rico

* Arecibo, Puerto Rico ** Birth of the New World (2016)


Spain

* Alcalá de Henares ** Monumento al Descubrimiento de América (Monument for the Discovery of America) (1986) *
Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
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Columbus Monument, Barcelona The Columbus Monument ( ca, Monument a Colom, ; es, italic=yes, Monumento a Colón or ''Mirador de Colón'') is a tall monument to Christopher Columbus at the lower end of La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was constructed for the Expo ...
(1888). Called in Spanish “Mirador de Colón”, because it can be ascended internally to viewing windows. At the foot there are “various combinations of sculptures related to the discovery of America”. *
Cádiz Cádiz (, , ) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the Province of Cádiz, one of eight that make up the autonomous community of Andalusia. Cádiz, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, ...
**Placa conmemorativa del segundo viaje de Colón (Commemoration Plaque for Columbus 2nd voyage) (1993) * Cartagena **Monumento a Colón, Muralla del Mar (1882) * Córdoba **Cristobal Colón y los Reyes Católicos (Columbus with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella) * Granada **Monumento a Isabel la Católica y Cristóbal Colón, Gran Vía de Colón (1892) *
Huelva Huelva (, ) is a city in southwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Huelva in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is between two short rias though has an outlying spur including nature reserve on the Gulf of Cádiz coast. The ria ...
** Monument to the Discovery Faith, sculpted by
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (January 9, 1875 – April 18, 1942) was an American sculptor, art patron and collector, and founder in 1931 of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. She was a prominent social figure and hostess, ...
and donated to Spain through the Columbus Memorial Foundation in 1929. ** :es:Monumento a Colón (Huelva) (2011) * Jerez de los Caballeros **Monumento a Colón (1929) *
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife), the most populous city in the auto ...
**Monumento a Colón, Alameda de Colón (1892) **Casa de Colón (1992) * L'Arboç,
Tarragona Tarragona (, ; Phoenician: ''Tarqon''; la, Tarraco) is a port city located in northeast Spain on the Costa Daurada by the Mediterranean Sea. Founded before the fifth century BC, it is the capital of the Province of Tarragona, and part of Tarr ...
** There is a reproduction of the Barcelona monument (statue only) in mahogany wood, on top of building Les Amériques. *
Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...
** Monument to Columbus, 1881–1885 **Monumento al Descubrimiento de América, Jardines del Descubrimiento (1977) (Monument for the Discovery of America, Discovery Gardens) * Maspalomas,
Gran Canaria Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa which is part of Spain. the island had a population of that ...
** Reproduction of Barcelona monument (2006) *
Moguer Moguer is a municipality and small city located in the province of Huelva, Andalusia, Spain. According to the 2022 census, it has a population of 22,623. Its surface area is , and its population density is . The present site of Moguer had been h ...
**Monumento a Colón (2006) *
Palos de la Frontera Palos de la Frontera () is a town and municipality located in the southwestern Spanish province of Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is situated some from the provincial capital, Huelva. According to the 2015 census, the cit ...
**Monumento al Descubrimiento de América (1892-1893) **Estatua de Colón (2006) * Playa de las Americas, Tenerife **Monumento a Colón *
Pontevedra Pontevedra (, ) is a Spanish city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the '' Comarca'' (County) and Province of Pontevedra, and of the Rías Baixas in Galicia. It is also the capital of its own municipality wh ...
**Monumento a Colón, Jardines de Colón (1892) *
Salamanca Salamanca () is a city in western Spain and is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The city lies on several rolling hills by the Tormes River. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Herit ...
**Medallón de Colón (Columbus Medallion), Plaza Mayor (1733) **Monumento a Colón en Valcuevo (Valcuevo's Columbus Monument) (1866) ** Monumento a Colón, Plaza de Colón (1893) *
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, Ibiza ** Monumento al Descubrimiento de América (1992) * San Fernando ** Estatua de Colón (1895) *
San Sebastián de la Gomera San Sebastián de La Gomera is the capital and a municipality of La Gomera in the Canary Islands, Spain. It also hosts the main harbour. The population was 8,699 in 2013,Santa Fe ** Monumento a Cristóbal Colón (1981) *
Sevilla Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
**Tumba de Cristóbal Colón (Columbus' tomb) (1899) **Monumento a Cristóbal Colón (Columbus Monument) (1921) **Estatua de Cristóbal Colón en La Cartuja (Christopher Columbus in La Cartuja) (1887) ** Birth of a New Man (1995) *
Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...
** Busto de Colón (1892) * Valladolid ** Monument to Columbus, Plaza de Colón (1905) ** Casa Museo de Colón. Columbus house and place of death in 1506.


United Kingdom

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London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
** Statue of Christopher Columbus,
Belgrave Square Belgrave Square is a large 19th-century garden square in London. It is the centrepiece of Belgravia, and its architecture resembles the original scheme of property contractor Thomas Cubitt who engaged George Basevi for all of the terraces fo ...
(1992) ** Statue of Christopher Columbus, Sefton Palm House, Liverpool


United States


Alabama

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Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue. Located at 10th Avenue South 1600.(Smolian International House).


Arizona

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Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue. Located at N. 12th St. 7509 (Arizona American Italian Club).


California

* Santa Barbara ** Columbus Relief (1952) Located at Junipero Serra Hall. *
Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (1973) Located at Civic Center Mall. ** Christopher Columbus Relief (1927-1932) Located at Hollywood Blvd. / N. Highland Ave (Hollywood First National Building). *
Chula Vista Chula Vista (; ) is the second-largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fifteenth largest city in the state of California, and the 78th-largest city in the United States. The popu ...
** Statue of Christopher Columbus (1990) Located at Discovery Park. * Santa Ana ** Christopher Columbus Monument Located at Bowers Museum. * Roseville ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1976) Located at Vernon St. at City Hall.


Colorado

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Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
** Statue of Christopher Columbus (1970) located at Civic Center Park (Promenade) destroyed by protestors in 2020. * Durango ** Bust of Christopher Columbus located at Greenmount Cemetery *
Pueblo In the Southwestern United States, Pueblo (capitalized) refers to the Native tribes of Puebloans having fixed-location communities with permanent buildings which also are called pueblos (lowercased). The Spanish explorers of northern New Spain ...
** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1905) located at East Abriendo Avenue


Connecticut

* Bridgeport ** Statue of Christopher Columbus (1965) located at Seaside Park *
Hartford Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since t ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (1926) located at Columbus Green - Washington Street * Meriden ** Columbus Monument (1992) located at City Hall * Middletown ** Statue of Christopher Columbus, located at Columbus Point at Harbor Park * Milford ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1992) located at West River Street 70 (Columbus Plaza) * New Britain ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1941) located at Columbus Park (Main & North streets) * New Haven ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1892, 1955) located at Wooster Square. Removed June 24, 2020. *
New London New London may refer to: Places United States *New London, Alabama *New London, Connecticut *New London, Indiana *New London, Iowa *New London, Maryland *New London, Minnesota *New London, Missouri *New London, New Hampshire, a New England town ** ...
** Statue of Christopher Columbus (1928) located at Bank Street * Norwalk ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1940) located at Thomas O'Connor Park *
Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...
** Columbus Monument (1992) located at Broadway / Crescent Street * Stamford ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1960) located at Columbus Park * Stamford ** Columbus Marker (1992) located at Columbus Park *
Waterbury Waterbury is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut on the Naugatuck River, southwest of Hartford and northeast of New York City. Waterbury is the second-largest city in New Haven County, Connecticut. According to the 2020 US Census, in 202 ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (1984) located at City Hall Plaza (Grand Street) * Willimantic ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1892) located at St. Joseph Church


Delaware

* Wilmington ** Statue of Christopher Columbus, located at Columbus Square - Pennsylvania Avenue


District of Columbia

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Union Station A union station (also known as a union terminal, a joint station in Europe, and a joint-use station in Japan) is a railway station at which the tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway companies, allowing passengers to ...
** Columbus Fountain at Columbus Circle (1912) *
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** Christopher Columbus Statue (1992) located at 3rd & F Sts., NW (Holy Rosary Church) ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1897) located at Library of Congress, Jefferson Building (Main Reading Room)


Florida

* Fort Lauderdale ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1987) located at Port Everglades, Marinelli Gardens (Eller Drive) *
Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...
** Statue of Christopher Columbus (1952, 1992) located at Bayfront Park *
Pensacola Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principal ci ...
** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1992) located at City Hall in downtown Pensacola. * Port Charlotte ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1993) located at 2500 Easy Street, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church *
Sarasota Sarasota () is a city in Sarasota County on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, and the Sarasota School of Architecture. The city is located in the sou ...
** Bust of Christopher Columbus located at Bay Shore Road 5401 (The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art) *
Sarasota Sarasota () is a city in Sarasota County on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, and the Sarasota School of Architecture. The city is located in the sou ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (1925) located at St. Armands Circle, St. Armand's key *
St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (1960) located at Bayshore Dr. / 2nd Ave NE * Tampa ** Columbus Statue Park (1953). Located at Bayshore Boulevard at Platt Street Bridge


Georgia

* Columbus ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1992) located on the Chattahoochee Riverwalk. Four-part memorial you can access at the entrance stairs leading from 10th street


Illinois

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Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (1892) located at South Chicago and Exchange Avenues,
South Chicago, Chicago South Chicago, formerly known as Ainsworth, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois. This chevron-shaped community is one of Chicago's 16 lakefront neighborhoods near the southern rim of Lake Michigan 10 miles south of downto ...
Temporarily removed by orders of Mayor Lori Lightfoot on July 31, 2020. At the time, it was the last known Columbus monument which wasn't removed. **Christopher Columbus Statue (1893) located in Arrigo Park. Removed on July 24, 2020. ** Statue of Christopher Columbus (1933) located in Grant Park. Removed on July 24, 2020. * Kankakee ** Christopher Columbus Memorial (1907) located at South Eighth Avenue / Water Street (Kankakee County Historical Society) * Peoria ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1902) located at Laura Bradley Park * University Park ** Columbus Bell Tower (1992) located at
Governors State University Governors State University (Governors State or GOVST) is a public university in University Park, Illinois. The campus is located south of Chicago, Illinois. GSU was founded in 1969. It is a public university offering degree programs at the und ...


Iowa

* Des Moines ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1938) located at Capitol Grounds


Indiana

* Indianapolis ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1920) located at South West grounds of State Capitol Building *
Mishawaka Mishawaka is a city on the St. Joseph River, in Penn Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 51,063 as of the 2020 census. Its nickname is "the Princess City". Mishawaka is a principal city of the South Be ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue located at E Mishawaka Avenue / Christyann Street (Central Park) * Notre Dame ** Murals depicting Columbus inside the Main Building of the
University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic university, Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend, Indiana, South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin fo ...
, painted by Vatican artist Luigi Gregori between 1882 and 1884. These murals have been covered by removable tapestries since 2020, amid ongoing controversy over their depiction of Indigenous people.


Louisiana

* Baton Rouge ** State of Christopher Columbus (1992) located at Government St. / River Rd. (Maritime Plaza) * Columbia ** Statues of Columbus and Washington (1916) located at Main Street 107 *
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** Plaza de España Mural (1976, 2001) located near Canal St and Convention Center Blvd * Shreveport ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1897) located at Creswell Avenue 4747 (R. W. Norton Art Gallery)


Massachusetts

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Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
** Statue of Christopher Columbus (Beacon Hill, Boston) *
Chelsea Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to: Places Australia * Chelsea, Victoria Canada * Chelsea, Nova Scotia * Chelsea, Quebec United Kingdom * Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames ** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...
** Statue of Christopher Columbus (1938) located at Dorothy M. Griffin Square * Haverhill ** Columbus Monument (1992) located at Columbus Park * Middleton ** Columbus Window located at St. Agnes Rectory * Revere ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1892) located at St Anthony of Padua Church * Waltham ** Columbus Monument (1992) located at Waltham Common * Watertown ** Columbus Delta Monument (1940) located at Main Street * Worcester ** Marble Christopher Columbus Statue (1978) located at Washington Square/
Union Station A union station (also known as a union terminal, a joint station in Europe, and a joint-use station in Japan) is a railway station at which the tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway companies, allowing passengers to ...


Maryland

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Baltimore Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (1892) located at Druid Hill Park *
Dundalk Dundalk ( ; ga, Dún Dealgan ), meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town (the administrative centre) of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland. It is h ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (2004) located at Eilers Avenue 2111 (Knights of Columbus) * Ocean City ** Christopher Columbus Monument (1985) located at Northside Park


Michigan

* Dearborn ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1975) located at Oakman Boulevard *
Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...
** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1910) located at Randolph Street *
Saginaw Saginaw () is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw and Saginaw County are both in the area known as Mid-Michigan. Saginaw is adjacent to Saginaw Charter Township and considered part of Greater ...
** Columbus Monument (1991) located in front of Saginaw County's government offices


Missouri

* Kansas City ** Lamppost commemorating Columbus (1992) located at Country Club Plaza *
St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...
** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1855) located at University Boulevard 1 (Mercantile Library, Thomas Jefferson Library Building)


Montana

* Great Falls ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1908) located at Mount Olivet Cemetery


Nebraska

* Columbus ** The Quincentenary Belltower (1992) located at Pawnee Park


New Jersey

* Atlantic City ** Christopher Columbus Statue located at Arkansas & Atlantic Avenue (Columbus Plaza) * Bayonne ** Bust of Christopher Columbus located at Mary Griffith Peters Sculpture Garden (Public Library & Cultural Center - 697 Avenue C) * Camden ** Statue of Christopher Columbus (1915) located at Farnham Park * East Hanover ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1996) *
Elizabeth Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (1971) located at Third Avenue * Ewing ** Quincentennial tree with plaque (1992) located at Jake Garzio Drive 2 *
Garfield ''Garfield'' is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as ''Jon'' in 1976, then in nationwide syndication from 1978 as ''Garfield'', it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, his hum ...
** Christopher Columbus "The New World" Monument (1992, 1998) located at Dahnert Lake County Park ** Columbus Memorial (1967) located at Columbus Park * Hackensack ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1976) located at Columbus Park * Hammonton ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1992) located at Egg Harbor Road, 1 block east of Route 54 *
Hoboken Hoboken ( ; Unami: ') is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58,69 ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (1937) located at Columbus Park * Jersey City ** '' La Vela di Colombo'' - The Sail of Columbus monument (1998) located at Liberty State Park ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1950) located at Journal Square * Kearny ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1967) located at Kearny Riverbank Park * Lodi ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1965) located at Memorial Drive 1 (Memorial Library) ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1982) located at Christopher Columbus Park * Long Branch ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1961) located at Slocum Park - Broadway * Lyndhurst ** Columbus Monument (1970) located at Delafield Avenue * Montville ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1999) located at Municipal Building * Newark ** Christopher Columbus Statue in Washington Park (1927) located at Washington Park ** Christopher Columbus Statue in Xavier Park (1972) located at Bloomfield Avenue (Xavier Park) * North Arlington ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1992) located at River Road (Columbus Park) * Nutley ** Columbus Day Monument (1992) located at Chestnut Street / Kennedy Drive ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (2000) located at Chestnut Street / Kennedy Drive * Ocean Township ** Relief with Columbus' fleet (1992) located near Monmouth Rd and Deal Rd * Parsippany ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1992) located at Parsippany Blvd. *
Passaic Passaic ( or ) is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a total population of 70,537, ranking as the 16th largest municipality in New Jersey and an increase of 656 from the 69,7 ...
** Christopher Columbus Monument (1992) located at Passaic Avenue * Paterson ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1953) located at Federici Park, Cianci Street & Curtis Place * Pennsauken ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1988) located at Cooper River Park * Phillipsburg ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1892) located at South Main & Stockton Streets (St. Philip & St James School) * Ridgefield ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1975) located at Englehart Terrace (Edgewater Avenue & Shaler Boulevard) * Scotch Plains ** Christopher Columbus Monument (1998) located at 430 Park Ave. (Municipal Building) * Secaucus ** Bust of Christopher Columbus located at Paterson Plank Road & Humboldt Street * Trenton ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1959) located at Columbus Park (Hamilton Avenue) * Union City ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1979) located at Ellsworth Park (24th St. & New York Ave.) * West New York ** Christopher Columbus Relief (1958) located at Christopher Columbus Park * West Orange ** Columbus Monument (1992) located at Valley Road * Williamstown ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1992) located at Main Street / Blue Bell Road


New York

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Harrison Harrison may refer to: People * Harrison (name) * Harrison family of Virginia, United States Places In Australia: * Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin In Canada: * Inukjuak, Quebec, or " ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (1949, 1992) located at Broadway * Huntington ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1970, 1986, 1995) located at Columbus Plaza (W. Main Street and Lawrence Hill Rd.) * Lackawanna ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1940) located at Bethlehem Park, Madison Ave. * Lindenhurst ** Columbus Monument (1991) 7-foot-tall monument * Mahopac ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1992) located at Thompson & McAlpin Streets (Town Hall) * Mamaroneck ** Columbus Relief (1936) located at Columbus Park * Mineola ** Christopher Columbus Statue located at the Courthouse in Mineola, NY * Mount Kisco ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1992) located at Village Center Park (Main St.) *
New Rochelle New Rochelle (; older french: La Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the seventh-largest in the state o ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (2001) located at Hudson Park *
New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
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Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...
** Columbus Monument, Columbus Circle (1892) ** Statue of Christopher Columbus (Central Park) ** Christopher Columbus as symbol for Genua (1907) located at Bowling Green, Manhattan (The U.S. Customs House) ** Christopher Columbus in Queens (1941) located at Astoria Blvd, Queens ** Columbus Bust in Bronx (1925) located at D'Auria-Murphy Triange, Bronx ** Columbus decoration in station (1904) located at 59th Street-Columbus Circle (IRT West Side) ** Hello Columbus! mural (1992) located at 8th Avenue (59th Street-Columbus Circle) ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1867) located at Columbus Park, Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn * Newburgh ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1992) located at Waterfront (Unico Park) * Niagara Falls ** Wall Mural (2000) located at Cristoforo Colombo Society *
Port Chester Port Chester is a village in the U.S. state of New York and the largest part of the town of Rye in Westchester County by population. At the 2010 U.S. census, the village of Port Chester had a population of 28,967 and was the fifth-most populou ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (1950) located at Columbus Park *
Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie ( ), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie around it) is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It is the county seat of Dutchess County, with a 2020 census population of 31,577. Poughkeepsie ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (1992) located at Columbus Drive / Mill Street *
Rochester Rochester may refer to: Places Australia * Rochester, Victoria Canada * Rochester, Alberta United Kingdom *Rochester, Kent ** City of Rochester-upon-Medway (1982–1998), district council area ** History of Rochester, Kent ** HM Prison ...
** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1967) located at Exchange Blvd 99 (Rochester Civic Center, Hall of Justice) * Schenectady ** Christopher Columbus Quincentennial (1992) located at State Street * Syracuse ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1932) located at Columbus Circle *
Tarrytown Tarrytown is a village in the town of Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, approximately north of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, and is served by a stop on the Metro-North Hu ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (1963) located at Patriots' Park, North Broadway * Utica ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1952) located at Parkway, Parkway East and Mohawk Street * White Plains ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1915) located at N. Broadway *
Yonkers, New York Yonkers () is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. Developed along the Hudson River, it is the third most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City and Buffalo. The population of Yonkers was 211,569 as en ...
** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1913) located at Park Hill Ave. (Columbus Park) ** Statue decapitated in 2017.


Ohio

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Akron Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (1938) located at Triplett Boulevard (Akron Municipal Airport) *
Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (1988) located at Mayfield Road 12015 (Holy Rosary Catholic School) * Columbus, Ohio ** Statue of Christopher Columbus (Ohio Statehouse) (c.1890–1892) * Lorain City ** Columbus Monument located at Meister Rd. * Mayfield Heights ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1988) located at Mayfield Road 5947 (Knights of Columbus)


Pennsylvania

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Bethlehem Bethlehem (; ar, بيت لحم ; he, בֵּית לֶחֶם '' '') is a city in the central West Bank, Palestine, about south of Jerusalem. Its population is approximately 25,000,Amara, 1999p. 18.Brynen, 2000p. 202. and it is the capital o ...
** Memorial to Admiral Christopher Columbus (1992). Removed in 2021. *
Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...
** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1992) * Bryn Mawr ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1952) * Carbondale ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1959) * Chester ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1955) *
Conshohocken Conshohocken ( ; Lenape: ''Kanshihàkink'') is a borough on the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in suburban Philadelphia. Historically a large mill town and industrial and manufacturing center, after the decline of industry in ...
** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1970) * Easton ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1930) *
Hazleton Hazleton may refer to: Places * Hazleton, British Columbia, Canada * Hazleton, Gloucestershire, a village in Gloucestershire, England ** Hazleton long barrows, Neolithic burial mounds at Hazleton, Gloucestershire, England ** Hazleton Abbey, a medi ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (1952) * Lancaster ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1992) *
Norristown Norristown may mean: * Norristown, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Norristown, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Norristown, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Norristown, Pennsylvania Norristown is a municipality with home ...
** Hello Columbus Monument (1992) *
Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city i ...
** Christopher Columbus Marble Sculpture ** Christopher Columbus Monument (1876) ** Columbus Obelisk (1992) ** Bust of Christopher Columbus (1920) *
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsylva ...
** Christopher Columbus Statue (1958) * Pittston ** Christopher Columbus Statue (1969) *
Scranton Scranton is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Lackawanna County. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 U.S. census, Scranton is the largest city in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the Wyoming V ...
** Christopher Columbus Monument (1892) **


Virginia

* Richmond **
Statue of Christopher Columbus (Richmond, Virginia) A statue of Christopher Columbus was installed in Richmond, Virginia in 1927, where it stood until 2020 when it was torn down by protestors in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and thrown into a nearby lake. History In 1925, Frank Realmuto (a ...
(1927)


Washington State

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Walla Walla Walla Walla can refer to: * Walla Walla people, a Native American tribe after which the county and city of Walla Walla, Washington, are named * Place of many rocks in the Australian Aboriginal Wiradjuri language, the origin of the name of the town ...
**Statue of Christopher Columbus (1911)


Puerto Rico

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Arecibo Arecibo (; ) is a city and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta and Florida. It is about west of San Juan, th ...
** " Birth of the New World," a tall bronze and steel statue (2016). * San Juan **Monumento a Colón, Plaza de Colón (1893)


Uruguay

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Durazno Durazno is the capital city of the department of Durazno in Uruguay. Durazno is characterized by being the most central city of Uruguay. It has a population of more than 30,000 inhabitants. In the past it was the capital of Uruguay; today the ca ...
** Monumento a Colón (Columbus Monument) (1892) * Montevideo ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1927)


Venezuela

* Caracas ** Cristóbal Colón en el Parque El Calvario (Christopher Columbus in the El Calvario Park) (1893) * Carúpano ** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1892) *
Macuro Macuro, a town in Venezuela, located a few miles from Bocas del Dragón, is a small fishing town overlooking a peaceful bay on the south-west side of the Paria peninsula, in Sucre state, Venezuela A small mission-town was formally established ...
** Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1974) * Mérida ** Busto de Cristóbal Colón (Bust of Columbus) (1895) * Mucuchachí ** Busto de Cristóbal Colón (Bust of Columbus) (1930?)


Places


Canada

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British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
, province (1792)


South America

* Colombia and the earlier Greater Colombia, country of South America. * Colón, Panama, city * Colón (Panamanian province) *
Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...
(Brazilian municipality in the state of Parana, Brazil)


Southeast Asia

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Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...
, former capital of Sri Lanka (altered by the Portuguese from similar-sounding native name) * Colon Street, Cebu, Philippines


United States

At least 54 U.S. communities are named for Christopher Columbus. * Columbia, Maryland, city * Columbia, Missouri, city *
Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the List of capitals in the United States, capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is List of municipalities in South Carolina, the second-largest ...
, city (1786) *
Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee County, with which it ...
, city * Columbus, Indiana, city * Columbus, Mississippi, city *
Columbus, Nebraska Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Platte County, in the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. The population was 22,111 at the 2010 census. It is the 10th largest city in Nebraska, with 24,028 people as of the 2020 censu ...
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Columbus, Texas Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Colorado County in southeastern Texas. The population was 3,699 as of the 2020 census. It is located on the Colorado River. The Colorado County Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Histori ...
, city *
Columbus, Wisconsin Columbus is a city in Columbia (mostly) and Dodge Counties in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 5,540 at the 2020 census. All of this population resided in the Columbia County portion of the city. Columbu ...
, city * Columbus, Montana * Columbus, Ohio (1812) *
District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
(1791) * Columbiana County, Ohio *
Columbiana, Ohio Columbiana is a city in northern Columbiana and southern Mahoning counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 6,559 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Salem micropolitan area and the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area. The ...
, city *
Columbia County, New York Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 61,570. The county seat is Hudson. The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the name of Christopher Columbus, which was at th ...
* Columbia County, Pennsylvania *
Columbia County, Wisconsin Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,490. Its county seat and largest city is Portage. The county was created in 1846 as part of Wisconsin Territory. Columbia County i ...
* Columbus Circle, New York City


Schools


United States

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Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
(1784)


See also

* Monument and memorial controversies in the United States#Christopher Columbus (2017) * Monument and memorial controversies in the United States#Murals of Columbus (2019) * List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests#Christopher Columbus


References


Further reading (most recent first)

* * * * {{Cite book, url=https://archive.org/details/columbusgallery00legoog , title=The Columbus Gallery: The "discoverer of the New World" as Represented in Portraits, Monuments, Statues, Medals and Paintings, last=León, first=Néstor Ponce de, date=1893, language=en, publisher=The author *List Columbus, Christopher