Casa - Museo Cristobal Colón
Casa - Museo Cristobal Colón
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Pontevedra
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Poio
Plaza de Cristóbal Colón, Portosanto, San Salvador
36163 Poio Pontevedra
Spain
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This house, known as A Casa da Cruz, is situated in the town of Portosanto, in front of a shipyard which is said to be where Santa María was built (also known as ‘The Galician’, it was one of the ships that set sail to the Indies in 1492).
Records from this period show that a family of sailors with the Columbus surname lived in this house. Further proof is an inscription on a cruceiro (‘stone cross’) at the foot of the door that reads ‘Juan Colón R 1490’.
The house and the cruceiro were turned into a museum to house the ‘Galician Christopher Columbus Association – Celso García de la Riega’, which offers several exhibitions and conferences on the Galician origin of Columbus.
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Exhibitions
Multidisciplinary
Language
Gallego
Spanish
Portuguese
English
Timetable
Horario
Sunday: Closed
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 9:30-14:30
Wednesday: 9:30-14:30
Thursday: 9:30-14:30
Friday: 9:30-14:30
Saturday: 9:30-14:30
Payable
Free access
Architectural style
Popular
Landscape interest of the surroundings
Moderate
Description of the environment
Urban
Chronology
1490
Responsible body
Concello de Poio
Property
Public
State of conservation
Good
Degree of tourist attractiveness
International
Other services
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