Monday’s Monument: Quaw’s Quest, Cave Hill, Barbados

Monday’s Monument: Quaw’s Quest, Cave Hill, Barbados

QUAW was an enslaved man living in Barbados in the early 19th century, captured in Guinea at 13 and emancipated by age 37. In 2013, a part of the University of The West Indies at Cave Hill was named Quaw’s Quest, with the unveiling of a monument depicting replicas of...
Monday’s Monument: La Rogativa, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Monday’s Monument: La Rogativa, San Juan, Puerto Rico

La Rogativa is a famous bronze statue located in the Plazuela de la Rogativa on Caleta de las Monjas near La Puerta de San Juan. Derived from the verb rogar, meaning to plea or to supplicate, a rogativa is a procession making a plea to God for help. British troops,...
Monday’s Monument: John Lennon Statue, Havana, Cuba

Monday’s Monument: John Lennon Statue, Havana, Cuba

In the John Lennon Park at 17th and 6th in Havana is a sculpture of former Beatle John Lennon, sculpted by Cuban artist José Villa Soberón. On a marble tile at the foot of the bench there is an inscription: “Dirás que soy un soñador pero no soy el único,” the...