The statue of Juan Ponce de Leon is a copy
of one at the Cathedral in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
(where Juan Ponce de Leon is buried.)
The original statue was made in New York in 1882 using the bronze from English cannons seized after
the English attacked San Juan in 1792. C. Bupert was the sculptor.
In 1922 the City of San Juan allowed casts to be made of their sculpture by Gorham Manufacturing
Company of New York. Dr. Andrew Anderson presented the statute to the City of St. Augustine as a
gift on November 11 (Armistice Day), 1923.
The medium is bronze. The base is Dummerston granite. The sculpture is 5 ft 10 inches. The base is 6ft
by 14 feet. The column is decorated with moldings and carvings. It is secured to the granite column with
a brass stud and nut projecting through the base. The base of the statue is marked "Gorham co Foundry."
The base of the column is surrounded by three exposed concrete steps which are surrounded by a
concrete poured-in-place sidewalk and curbing.
(where Juan Ponce de Leon is buried.)
The original statue was made in New York in 1882 using the bronze from English cannons seized after
the English attacked San Juan in 1792. C. Bupert was the sculptor.
In 1922 the City of San Juan allowed casts to be made of their sculpture by Gorham Manufacturing
Company of New York. Dr. Andrew Anderson presented the statute to the City of St. Augustine as a
gift on November 11 (Armistice Day), 1923.
The medium is bronze. The base is Dummerston granite. The sculpture is 5 ft 10 inches. The base is 6ft
by 14 feet. The column is decorated with moldings and carvings. It is secured to the granite column with
a brass stud and nut projecting through the base. The base of the statue is marked "Gorham co Foundry."
The base of the column is surrounded by three exposed concrete steps which are surrounded by a
concrete poured-in-place sidewalk and curbing.
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