Detail of Christopher Columbus on the top of the monument to the discovery of America in the city of Valladolid, Castile-Leon, Spain, Europe

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Columbus kneeling, as expected he did when he first stepped on American shores and behind him an allegorical representation of the faith with a cross and a chalice, as reinforcement of the idea of divine inspiration and just reward the effort. A ribbon with the motto "Non Plus Ultra" registered. This tape is torn by the claws of a lion, symbolizing the end of the "finis terrae" a step further, across the ocean Colón arrodillado, como se supone que hizo cuando por primera vez pisó las costas americanas y tras él una representación alegórica de la Fe con una cruz y un cáliz, como refuerzo de la idea de inspiración divina y recompensa justa al esfuerzo. Una cinta con el lema "Non Plus Ultra" inscrito. Dicha cinta es rasgada por la garra de un león, simbolizando el fin del "finis terrae", un paso más allá, al otro lado del océano

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Size: 3352px × 5047px
Location: Paseo de Recoletos, walk, Campo Grande, arge field, Valladolid, Castilla y León, España, Spain
Photo credit: © Teo Moreno Moreno / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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