Statue of Christopher Columbus, Guadalajara

Statue in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Statue of Christopher Columbus

The old statue of Christopher Columbus in 2017. The monument at Columbus Roundabout features a replica.

Subject| Christopher Columbus
Location| Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Coordinates| 20°41′44.5″N 103°22′23.62″W﻿ / ﻿20.695694°N 103.3732278°W﻿ / 20.695694; -103.3732278

A statue of Christopher Columbus is installed along Columbus Roundabout, in Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.[1]

## Description[edit]

The statue is supported by a large column.[2] It formerly had a plaque that said "The discoverer of America".[3]

## Reception[edit]

Around 2008, the statue received unfavorable comments by indigenous groups as it is located in a zone where the statues of several American liberators are located.[3]

## See also[edit]

* Mexico portal
* Visual arts portal

* List of monuments and memorials to Christopher Columbus

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Glorieta Colón, un punto de referencia". La Crónica Jalisco (in Spanish). 26 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
2. ^ "Las glorietas más famosas de Guadalajara". Zona Guadalajara (in Spanish). 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
3. ^ a b "Exilio a la estatua de Colón". Gaceta UdG (in Spanish). University of Guadalajara. 13 October 2008. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

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Public art in Guadalajara

Works|

* Antimonumenta
* Antimonumento 5J
* Árbol adentro
* Arcos del Milenio
* La Estampida
* Friso de los Fundadores de Guadalajara
* Fuente de los Niños Miones
* Fuente Olímpica
* Inmolación de Quetzalcóatl
* Los magos universales
* Monumento a la Independencia
* Monumento a la Madre
* Monumento a los Niños Héroes
* Reminiscencia
* La sala de los magos
* Statue of Minerva
* Las Tres Gracias

| Portrait
statues|

* Venustiano Carranza
* Christopher Columbus
* Enrique Díaz de León
* Beatriz Hernández
* Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
* Miguel de Ibarra
* Francisco I. Madero
* Jorge Matute Remus
* José María Morelos
* Francisco Tenamaztle
* José Antonio Torres

| Rotonda de los
Jaliscienses Ilustres|

* Clemente Aguirre
* Antonio Alcalde Barriga
* Juan José Arreola
* Dr. Atl
* Luis Barragán
* Agustín de la Rosa
* Enrique Díaz de León
* Manuel M. Diéguez
* Gabriel Flores
* Jacobo Gálvez
* Marcelino García Barragán
* Valentín Gómez Farías
* Manuel López Cotilla
* Efraín González Luna
* Enrique González Martínez
* Heliodoro Hernández Loza
* María Izquierdo
* Jorge Matute Remus
* Pedro Moreno
* Leonardo Oliva
* José Clemente Orozco
* Mariano Otero
* Rita Pérez de Moreno
* Luis Pérez Verdía
* Rafael Preciado Hernández
* Irene Robledo
* Francisco Rojas González
* Francisco Silva Romero
* Ignacio Vallarta
* Agustín Yáñez
* José Guadalupe Zuno

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