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Christopher Columbus Monument

Placeholder for Christopher Columbus Monument plaque

On these shores around 1477 the Genoese sailor Cristoforo Colombo found sure signs of land beyond the Atlantic. La città di Genova alla città di Galway 29.VI.1992

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