A monument to the discoverers in Spain, its restoration and Bien de Interés

The Monument to the Discoverers, also known as the 400th Anniversary Column, is a monument commissioned by the Provincial Deputation of Huelva and designed by Ricardo Velázquez Bosco. It was unveiled on October 12, 1892, to mark the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in America. The original project consisted of a hexagonal pedestal with several bodies, serving as the base for a column crowned by a globe. Between 1963 and 1967, the monument underwent a restoration by Luis Martínez-Feduchi, which altered the original work.

After the restoration, the monument was re-inaugurated 'after restoration' on July 31, 2014. By the turn of the 21st century, the monument was in a dire state of conservation and was declared a cultural heritage site in 2008. A new restoration, aimed at consolidating the monument, took place in the 2010s and was completed by 2014. The monument, with a height of 54.90 meters (including the recovered elements), was re-inaugurated 'after restoration' on July 31, 2014.

Three carved heads representing Native Americans were found buried beneath it around 2011 during the dismantling of the column.

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