Columbus Square. Port of Spain. Trinidad

Abstract

This is a beautiful panoramic view of Columbus Square, corner of Independence Square and Duncan Street, Port of Spain. The monument to Christopher Columbus: navigator; explorer; colonizer, who encountered Trinidad in 1498 on his third voyage, stands here amid large trees, shrubs and a bed of thick green grass. The iron statute of Christopher Columbus at the top of the monument was a gift from Hippolyte Borde, an affluent local cacao planter and merchant. It stands in a large round fountain safeguarded by a white iron fence.