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1578, and this was the first place they stopped to look around. None of the buildings
around the plaza was original however all are copies of the first buildings.
They are adorned with wonderfully carved pine balconies and lovely ceilings inside
the edifices as well. The Museo boasts two excellent paintings of Columbus himself,
supposed to be true likenesses. There were also reproductions of the Pinta, Nina, and
Santa Maria. Columbus started on 3 of his 4 voyages to the New World from the
Canaries so the Canary Islanders do not want to hear about the Vikings having
reached the shores of North America before Christopher got there. In any event, they
say, their “great navigator” is the first one to document his experiences in writing.
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