El Hombre Redimido
| El Hombre Redimido | |
|---|---|
Freed slave man | |
| Dimensions | 120 cm (48 in) |
| Condition | Pristine |
| Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| 18°0′21.276″N 66°36′45.864″W / 18.00591000°N 66.61274000°W | |
| Owner | Municipality of Ponce, PR |
El Hombre Redimido (English: Man redeemed) is a
Background
Slaves were brought to Puerto Rico from Africa starting in 1513 and through the 18th century to replace the local native "Indian" slaves who had been decimated.
In 1874, a group of citizens built a small park in Ponce in memory of the historic event. In 1880
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In 1956, under the administration of Ponce mayor Andrés Grillasca Salas, the park was renovated and enlarged to include an obelisk and the statue.[5]
Description
Built in 1956 to be part of the renovation and enlargement of the park that had stood there since the 1890s, El Hombre Redimido[6] was designed by Victor M. Cott (b. 1898, Collores, Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico) and is forged in bronze.[7] Victor Cott himself modeled for the statue on its knees and the bronze statue was subsequently forged in the United States.[8] It is approximately four feet high.[9] It was restored in 2006.[10]
See also
- Afro-Puerto Ricans
References
- ^ Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades. Ponce Ciudad Museo 2001. 2001. p. 69.
- ^ "Puerto Rico | Colonial Genocides | Genocide Studies Program". Yale University. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ Parque de la Abolición - Commemorating the End of an Era. Archived 20 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine New Media Holdings, Inc. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce. By Dr. Eduardo Neumann. 1913. (In Spanish) Reprinted by the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (1987). Pages 99-100.
- ^ Parque y Obelisco de la abolición de la esclavitud y concha acústica. Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Ponce, Ciudad Señorial: Walking Tour. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ Nilin Tristani. 20ma. Exaltacion a la Inmortalidad. In, Jardin Juanadino de la Cultura y el Deporte. Government of the Municipality of Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. 11 December 2005. Page 32.
- ^ Tourist Attractions: Enjoy Ponce, Southern Experience. Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Office of Tourism Development. August 2010.
- ^ Nilin Tristani. 20ma. Exaltacion a la Inmortalidad. In, Jardin Juanadino de la Cultura y el Deporte. Government of the Municipality of Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. 11 December 2005. Page 32.
- ^ Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades. Ponce Ciudad Museo 2001. 2001. p. 69.
- ^ De San Juan a Ponce por la Carretera Central. José A. Mari Mut. 2011. p. 131. Accessed 31 July 2020.