Photograph by Bob Brink
Gasper Corte-Real, 1965
by Martins Correia
Sculpture
(Bronze)
Confederation Hill, St. John's
100 Prince Philip Dr., St. John's, NL A1B 3R4
This image shows the statue of Gasper Corte-Real, wrapped in orange on September 30, 2025, as part of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation rally organized by First Light.
"This statue memorializes a navigator whose expeditions are recorded as seizing Indigenous people on these coasts and transporting them across the Atlantic.
Exploration without consent causes harm that echoes through families and teaching today.
We wrap to close with clarity: truth, consent, and care must guide what we honour in this place."
Public art is powerful - every monument is a choice about what we uphold.
Artist bio
Marins Correia was born in Golegā, Portugal, in 1910. His works include bronze sculpture, painting, silk-screening, stone and clay. Colour in the form of strong Mediterranean shades is one of the distinctive features of his work, as well as recurrent themes including horses, bulls, the land and women.
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