Statue of Columbus on the Paseo, Mexico City, Mexico, c1900. Creator: Unknown.
Statue of Columbus on the Paseo, Mexico City, Mexico, c1900. Statue of Italian explorer, navigator, and colonist Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) by Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier. Columbus led the first European expeditions to the 'New World', resulting in the European colonisation of the Americas. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell. [C.N.Greig & Co., c1900]