A statue of
Christopher Columbus is installed in
Boston
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's
Beacon Hill neighborhood, within
Louisburg Square, in the
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of
Massachusetts
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. A Greek merchant, Joseph Iasigi, presented the statue to the city in December 1849.
A captain of one of his vessels had loaded it onto a ship in Italy as
ballast
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, alongside a statue of
Aristides which
was also donated. Both statues are described as "inferior" and "unremarkable" by art critics. The Italian marble sculpture was carved in
Leghorn and depicts Columbus as a boy.
See also
* List of monuments and memorials to Christopher Columbus
This is a list of monuments and memorials to Christopher Columbus.
Holidays
* Argentina
** 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
** ' ...
References
External links
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Beacon Hill, Boston
Beacon Hill, Boston
Marble sculptures in Massachusetts
Outdoor sculptures in Boston
Sculptures of men in Massachusetts
Statues in Boston
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