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TOMB OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS:
One of the most famous works of art in existence, situated under the
dome of Havana's Cathedral. Columbus is being carried by the
kings of Aragon, Castile, Leon, and Navarre. Columbus died
in Spain in 1506. He was first buried in Valladolid,
Spain, then in Seville, Spain. In 1542 his remains were
taken to eastern Hispaniola (the island of Santo Domingo, in the
area now called the Dominican Republic). The French (who
had taken over Santo Domingo) moved the remains to Havana, Cuba,
in 1795. It was not until after the Spanish-American War
that the remains of Christopher Columbus were finally returned
to Spain, where the tomb resides in the Cathedral of Seville.
This image is extremely rare in that it shows the tomb as it
existed in Havana just prior to its return to Spain. |
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