This plaza and its fountain commemorate the explorer Christopher Columbus, whose name in Spanish was Cristóbal Colón.

[4] The plaza is paved in marble is graced by a group of lampposts in bronze that date over more than one hundred years.

Each lamp is held by an oriental odalisque, including characteristic clothes, turbans, and veils.

[10] In 1944 Regino Cabassa made great efforts to get the creation of a Monuments to the founders of the city in the Plaza Colon.

At first there were some obstacles especially since the monument was to be built of bronze and because of World War II that metal was hard to come by.