| Statue of Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc | |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject | Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc |
| Location | Fort-de-France, Martinique |
A statue of Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc was installed in Fort-de-France, Martinique, until 2020. [1]
| Statue of Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Year | 2010 |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject | Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc |
| Location | Fort-de-France, Martinique |
A statue of Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc was installed in Fort-de-France, Martinique, until 2020. [1]
Martinique is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. A part of the French West Indies (Antilles), Martinique is an overseas department and region and a single territorial collectivity of the French Republic. It is also part of the European Union as an outermost region within the special territories of members of the European Economic Area, but is not part of the Schengen Area or the European Union Customs Union. The currency in use is the euro.
Joséphine Bonaparte was Empress of the French as the first wife of Emperor Napoleon I from 18 May 1804 until their marriage was annulled on 10 January 1810. As Napoleon's consort, she was also Queen of Italy from 26 May 1805 until the 1810 annulment. She is widely known as Joséphine de Beauharnais.
Fort-de-France is a commune and the capital city of Martinique, an overseas department and region of France located in the Caribbean. It is also one of the largest cities of the Lesser Antilles.
Mount Pelée or Mont Pelée is an active volcano at the northern end of Martinique, an island and French overseas department in the Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc of the Caribbean. Its volcanic cone is composed of stratified layers of hardened ash and solidified lava. Its most recent eruption was in 1932.
Martinique is a Single territorial collectivity of France. Martinique elects one deputy to the national assembly from each of four constituencies. It elects on regional/départemental level a legislature, called the Assembly of Martinique, by proportional representation from each of the national assembly constituencies.
La Savane is a 12½ acre park located on the Fort-de-France Bay in Martinique. It was formerly known as Jardin du Roi and its first purpose is said to have been to harbor scientific experiments on plants that were new to the colony at that time.
Le Lamentin is a city and town, located in the French overseas department and region of Martinique. With its 62,32 km2, it is the town with the largest area of Martinique. Le Lamentin, with near to 40 000 inhabitants, is the second most populated town of Martinique, after Fort-de-France. It is also the first industrial town and the heart of the island's economy.
L'Aiglon du Lamentin Football Club is a football club of Martinique, playing in the town of Lamentin.
Fabrice Reuperne is a Martiniquais former footballer.
The Ligue de football de la Martinique is the governing body of football in Martinique. It is associated with the French Football Federation, but is independently as a member of CONCACAF.
The Martinique women's national football team represents the French internationally and region of Martinique in international football. The team is controlled by the Ligue de football de la Martinique, a local branch of French Football Federation.
Miss Martinique is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the overseas region of Martinique. The first Miss Martinique was crowned in 1977, while the pageant has been organized regularly since 1984.
Golden Lion FC is a football club from Martinique, based in the town of Saint-Joseph. They play in the Martinique Division d'Honneur, the top-division of football in Martinique, having been promoted following the 2008–09 season. They won the league for the first time in 2014–15.
An equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar, sometimes called the Simón Bolívar Monument, is installed in Manhattan's Central Park, in the U.S. state of New York. The memorial features a bronze sculpture by Sally James Farnham resting on a black granite pedestal designed by the firm Clarke and Rapuano. It was cast in 1919, dedicated on April 19, 1921, rededicated on April 19, 1951, and conserved by the Adopt-a-Monument Program in 1988.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Martinique was a part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached the French overseas department and region of Martinique on 5 March 2020.
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A statue of John Sutter was installed in Sacramento, California, United States, created in 1987. The monument was removed in June 2020.
A statue of George Washington stands in Mexico City. It was presented as a gift to the city by the United States government in 1916.
A statue of Junípero Serra in Capitol Park, near the California State Capitol, in Sacramento, California, was installed from 1967 until 2020. The statue was put in storage after demonstrators toppled it during a racial justice protest. In August 2021, legislators pass a bill to replace the statue with a monument to local Indigenous nations. The bill needs the signature of the governor to become law.
A statue of the Empress Joséphine was installed in Fort-de-France, Martinique, from 1859 until 2020. It commemorated Empress Joséphine, who was born on Martinique, and was commissioned by her grandson Napoleon III from the sculptor Gabriel Vital Dubray. In 2020 it was destroyed by activists during the George Floyd protests.
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