Portuguese Monument, ArtworxTO, High Park, Etobicoke, Toronto, ON
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Portuguese Monument by Unknown Artist, High Park: This marble cross to the west of Colborne Lodge Drive honours Portuguese immigrants to Toronto. Just below the cross itself is the Portuguese crest and a fragment of an epic poem, The Lusiads, by 16th century Portuguese poet, Luis Vaz de Camoes, celebrating the exploits of legendary Portuguese explorers and adventurers. The column is modelled on the landmarks in the form of a cross that Portuguese explorers would erect when they entered new lands. The cross sits on a terrazzo base with a compass rose, recalling the Portuguese navigators who have explored much of the world. See if you can find north!
The cross was erected in 1978 to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Portuguese community in Toronto. On May 13, 1953 the ship Saturnia arrived in Halifax from the Azores, bringing the first Portuguese emigrants to Canada under a new labour agreement. Over the next 25 years, more than 150,000 Portuguese would emigrate to Canada.
Portuguese Monument, ArtworxTO, High Park, Etobicoke, Toronto, ON
Excerpt from webapp.driftscape.com/map/9dd8a5de-eaaa-11eb-8000-bc1c5a8...:
Portuguese Monument by Unknown Artist, High Park: This marble cross to the west of Colborne Lodge Drive honours Portuguese immigrants to Toronto. Just below the cross itself is the Portuguese crest and a fragment of an epic poem, The Lusiads, by 16th century Portuguese poet, Luis Vaz de Camoes, celebrating the exploits of legendary Portuguese explorers and adventurers. The column is modelled on the landmarks in the form of a cross that Portuguese explorers would erect when they entered new lands. The cross sits on a terrazzo base with a compass rose, recalling the Portuguese navigators who have explored much of the world. See if you can find north!
The cross was erected in 1978 to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Portuguese community in Toronto. On May 13, 1953 the ship Saturnia arrived in Halifax from the Azores, bringing the first Portuguese emigrants to Canada under a new labour agreement. Over the next 25 years, more than 150,000 Portuguese would emigrate to Canada.