Monument to Christopher Columbus, Bronze memorial near Spanish Arch, Galway, Ireland.

The Columbus Monument sits beside the Spanish Arch in Galway as a bronze structure with inscriptions in English and Italian. The memorial marks the presence of this explorer in the city during the late 15th century.

The explorer visited Galway in 1477 and studied Atlantic Ocean maps during his stay. This experience later informed his plans for westward voyages across the sea.

The plinth inscription states the monument was gifted by the people of Genoa, Columbus's birthplace, for the quincentenary of his 1477 visit to Galway. The sculpture was commissioned from Cork artist Mick Wilkins and unveiled in 1992. In June 2020 it was defaced, and the party People Before Profit called for its removal, citing Columbus's links to the genocide of Native Americans, the transatlantic slave trade and colonisation, none of which the monument contextualises.

The monument sits beside the Spanish Arch and is open to the public throughout the year. The location is wheelchair accessible and easy to find for visitors exploring the harbor area.

The plinth's inscription records that the monument was gifted by the people of Genoa, Columbus's birthplace, for the quincentenary of his 1477 visit to Galway. On 10 June 2020 the sculpture was defaced, and the party People Before Profit called for its removal, citing Columbus's links to the genocide of Native Americans, the transatlantic slave trade and colonisation.