Columbus Memorial Monumento a ColónXard

Columbus Memorial Monumento a Colón Xardíns de Colón 36001 Pontevedra The Vincenti Garden is also known as the Columbus Garden, because there is a large monument commemorating the most representative discoverer, Christopher Columbus. The garden is located between the Provincial Council Building and the Valle Inclán Research Institute Building. The granite statue of Columbus was previously located in the greenhouse of Pazo de Montero Ríos, surrounded by a beautiful rose garden, and the discoverer on the statue was holding a flag in his right hand. For many years, people have always believed that Columbus was a Galician, especially from the port town of Pontevedra (Poio). This paper is based on such a tradition, that is, his birthplace is attributed to a local house, and the words "R Juan de Colón 1490" are engraved on a stone cross, and the surname "de Colón" is obviously only used once. Now, this theory has been strengthened by the discovery (or more accurately, recovery) of a notarial certificate in 1796, in which the descendants of the admiral, the Duke of Bellagio, sold a property called "Pontada", which is not far from the alleged location. That was his birthplace and what he inherited from his parents. Pontevedra Province·Galicia Autonomous Region