Administered by City of Miami Parks and Recreation 1390 N.W. 7th Street Miami Florida 33125
Located Watson Island Japan Park, Ichimora Road, near McArthur Causeway Miami Florida
Date:
Dedicated 1968
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Miami survey, 1994.
Metro-Dade Center, Art in Public Places, 1988.
Image on file.
Metro-Dade Center, Art in Public Places, "Monuments in Dade County," Nancy Block, 1988.
(On back of base:) Camino fue la mar para la hazana, en que Colon por Isabel ganado, dio su unidad a un mundo rescatado. Para gloria de Dios y honor de Espana. - Carlos Areau - (The same poem is translated to English also on the back of the base, but it is unreadable) unsigned
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Summary:
The sculpture is an abstract piece combining symbolic images of a ship's prow, the Cross of Santiago, and an Indian totem pole. The sculpture is atop a base that features two bronze medallions, one showing the bust of King Ferdinand, and the other of Queen Isabella. The base sits in a fountain.
