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The statue was designed by the sculptor João de Brito.
It was inaugurated on August 28, 1988.
The statue was erected to commemorate Columbus's landing on Santa Maria in 1493, upon returning from his first voyage to America.
The inscription on the pedestal reads: "CRISTÓVÃO COLOMBO NA ILHA DE SANTA MARIA," which translates as "Christopher Columbus on the Island of Santa Maria."
It was inaugurated on August 28, 1988.
The statue was erected to commemorate Columbus's landing on Santa Maria in 1493, upon returning from his first voyage to America.
The inscription on the pedestal reads: "CRISTÓVÃO COLOMBO NA ILHA DE SANTA MARIA," which translates as "Christopher Columbus on the Island of Santa Maria."
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