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In recent years, given the political and economic circumstances of Argentina, the Teatro Colón has suffered considerably, but a period of slow recovery began. The theatre underwent massive phased remodelling of both interior and exterior, initially while the house was still open, but production activities ceased at the end of December 2006 to ...
Monumento a la Hermandad Hispano-Argentina (1947) [18] Monte Caseros. Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1892) [19] Salta. Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) (1986) [20] San Carlos de Bariloche. Cristobal Colón llega a América (Columbus reaches America) (1947) [21] Santa Fe. Monumento a Cristóbal Colón (Columbus Monument ...
In response to the need for a new route to Asia, by the 1480s, Christopher and his brother Bartholomew had developed a plan to travel to the Indies (then construed roughly as all of southern and eastern Asia) by sailing directly west across what was believed to be the singular "Ocean Sea," the Atlantic Ocean.
Christopher Columbus [b] (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b ə s /; [2] between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian [3] [c] explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa [3] [4] who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
The monument was made of Italian marble by an Italian sculptor in Italy, and until the requested changes in design, it had nothing to do with Argentina or the Italian immigrant community. On a number of points, the placement and symbolism of the Columbus statue became problemic for a number of Argentines after the 1992, the 500th anniversary of ...
Cristobal Colon may refer to: The Spanish name of the explorer known in English as Christopher Columbus; Spanish cruiser ...
Club Atlético Colón de Santa Fe (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ aˈtletiko koˈlon]), commonly referred to as Colón de Santa Fe [koˈlon de santa ˈfe], is a sports club from Santa Fe, Argentina. The football team plays in the second Division of the Argentine football league system , the Primera Nacional .
Plaza de Mayo in Argentina "Día de la Raza", with an image of Christopher Columbus, 1929. Argentine government poster from 1947 including the concept of la Raza. The Day of the Race was established in Argentina in 1916 by a decree of President Hipólito Yrigoyen .