Administered by Port of Corpus Christi Authority P. O. Box 1541 Corpus Christi Texas 78403
Located James C. Storm Pavilion Near entrance to Port of Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Texas
Date:
Dedicated Oct. 10, 1992
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(On west side of base:) DEDICATED OCTOBER 10, 1992/ROBERTO GARCIA, JR. - SCULPTOR (On north side of base:) CORPUS CHRISTI COLUMBUS 500 CLUB MEMBERS (followed by text) (On south side of base:) CORPUS CHRISTI QUINCENTENERY COMMISSION (On east side of base:) CRISTOBAL COLON/1451-1506/COLUMBUS'S FIRST JOURNEY TOOK JUST 33 DAYS, BUT IT WAS TO CHANGE/THE OUTLOOK OF THE WORLD FOREVER. HIS EXPLORATION IN 1492 LED/MANKIND ON A PATH OF DISCOVERY THAT HAS NEVER CEASED TO/CHALLENGE AND SURPRISE US AND AS A RESULT OF THE MAN'S GREAT COURAGE AND/DETERMINATION, IDEAS FROM PEOPLE HAVE PASSED BETWEEN THE OLD WORLD/AND THE NEW WORLD FOR HALF A MILLENIUM. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS NOT/ONLY OPENED THE DOORS TO A NEW WORLD BUT ALSO SET AN EXAMPLE FOR/US ALL BY SHOWING WHAT MONUMENTAL FEATS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY PERSONS AND FAITH. PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH signed
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Summary:
Full-length bronze portrait of Christopher Columbus. He wears period costume with a hat and cape. He is pointing with his proper right hand. In his proper left hand he holds a globe. The sculpture stands atop a square polished red granite base.