Earth and Space News: Ibiza and Seville Egg Sculptures Visualize Columbus and Egg Anecdote

Summary: Ibiza and Seville egg sculptures visualize the Columbus and the Egg anecdote that illustrates hindsighted realization of straightforward solutions.

Ibiza's "Discovery of America" (Catalan: Descobriment d’Amèrica; Spanish: Descubrimiento de América), an egg-encased sculpture of a ship, intriguingly reminds passers-by about the Christopher Columbus and the Egg anecdote, an analogy of straightforwardly creative solutions, unobvious to naysayers, who recognize eureka moments only in hindsight; Tuesday, July 26, 2005, 18:45:07, image of Ibiza's Columbian egg anecdote, Rotonda de s'Ou, Sant Antoni de Portmany: Jerry Daykin from Cambridge, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 Generic, via Wikimedia Commons

Ibiza and Seville egg sculptures visualize the Columbus and the Egg anecdote attributed to the Age of Discovery explorer as a dramatically simple demonstration of hindsighted realization of straightforward solutions.

American biographer, short-story writer and statesman Washington Irving (April 3, 1783-Nov. 28, 1859) popularized the Columbian egg analogy in the first volume (pages 432-433) of his bestselling, four-volume Columbus biography, A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, published in 1828. A banquet held in 1493 by Spanish cardinal Pedro González de Mendoza (May 3, 1428-Jan. 11, 1495) numbered among the many fetes honoring the explorer's return from his first successful trans-Atlantic Indies voyage.

"At this repast is said to have occurred the well-known anecdote of the egg. A shallow courtier present, impatient of the honours paid to Columbus, and meanly jealous of him as a foreigner, abruptly asked him whether he thought that, in case he had not discovered the Indies, there were not other men who would have been capable of the enterprise," Irving narrated (page 432).

The late 15th-century to early 16th-century explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus (Catalan: Cristòfor Colom; Italian: Cristoforo Colombo; Portuguese: Cristóvão Colombo; Spanish: Cristóbal Colón; ca. 1446/1451-May 20, 1506) appeared to respond with a non sequitur. He challenged banqueters to balance an egg upright on one end.

All attempts had failed. With a tap on the table, Columbus broke the egg's rounded end. He ". . . left it standing on the broken part; illustrating, in this simple manner, that when he had once shown the way to the New World, nothing was easier than to follow it" (432-433).

In a footnote, Irving sourced the anecdote to "Italian historian Benzoni" (page 433). Milanese Italian merchant and 15-year New World traveller Girolamo Benzoni (1519-1570) inserted the anecdote into his travologue, Historia del Mondo Nuovo, published in Venice in 1565 (pages 12-13).

Two visual arts reminders of the Egg of Columbus (Spanish: el huevo de Colón) decorate Spain's insular and peninsular landscapes. Egg sculptures in Ibiza and Seville visualize the Columbus and the Egg anecdote.

The egg sculpture in Ibiza (Catalan: Eivissa) centers Rotonda de s'Ou (Roundabout of the Egg), the roundabout that leads to the town center of Sant Antoni de Portmany (Spanish: San Antonio). Ibiza's second largest town and municipality is located on the island's west coast. Ibiza occurs as the largest of the Mediterranean Sea's Pityusic Islands, known as the Pityuses (Catalan: Pitiüses; Spanish: Pitiusas; from Greek πιτύα, pitýa, "pine tree"). The Pityuses member in the archipelagic autonomous community of the Balearic Islands (Catalan: Illes Balears; Spanish: Islas Baleares).

Ibiza's egg sculpture is entitled "Discovery of America" (Catalan: Descobriment d’Amèrica; Spanish: Descubrimiento de América). The egg-shaped sculpture is popularly known as "the egg" (Catalan: l'ou; Spanish: el huevo). The six meter-high egg is made of reinforced concrete. A 2.8-meter, iron replica of one of Columbus's Atlantic-sailing ships nestles in the egg's hollow, oval-shaped middle.

A trio of local artists -- Montevideo, Uruguay-born (1936), Ibiza-transplanted (1976) architect and painter Julio Bauzá, Sant Antoni-born Ibizan sculptor Antonio Hormigo (1933-May 15, 2019) and Alicante, Valencia-born (April 3, 1956), Ibiza-transplanted (1977) artist and sculptural model-maker Luis Ojeda -- designed and created Sant Antoni de Portmany's egg sculpture. Their creation was inaugurated Oct. 12, 1992, in celebration of the 500th anniversary of Columbus's first arrival in the West Indies.

Seville's egg sculpture is entitled "Birth of a New Man" (Spanish: El Nacimiento del Hombre Nuevo) and is designated popularly as "Columbus' Egg" (Spanish: El Huevo de Colón), according to Alekk M. Saanders in his article, "Hunt hard for the biggest egg in Spain," published April 3, 2021, by Málaga Sur magazine. The bronze-plated, copper and steel colossus created by Tbilisi-born, Republic of Georgia painter and sculptor Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli (Georgian: ზურაბ კონსტანტინეს ძე წერეთელი; born Jan. 4, 1934) weighs 476 tons and features a 32-meter-high statue of the explorer inside an open, upright, 45-meter-high egg, according to Madrid-based journalist Cristina Díaz in "Huevo de Colón: 20 años de daños impunes," published April 26, 2017, by Diario de Sevilla, and according to "El Nacimiento del Hombre Nuevo -- El Huevo de Colón," posted online by Andalusia Tourist Community, a website operated by the Public Entity for Tourism and Sport Management in Andalusia, S.A.S.

A long, unrolled map drapes from the explorer's upstretched right hand to his elbow-angled, down-stretched left hand. The first Columbian Indies voyage's three ships -- the carrack-styled Santa María (Catalan, Spanish: La Santa María) and the caravel-type Pinta (Catalan, Spanish: La Pinta) and Niña (Catalan, Spanish: La Niña) -- sail in separate troughs across the wavy map.

Seville's Columbian egg sculpture is located in Parque de San Jerónimo (Park of San Jerónimo; Saint Jerome's Park) in the North District's (Distrito Norte) San Jerónimo neighborhood (barrio de San Jerónimo). Elena de Borbón, Infanta de España, Duquesa de Lugo (Elena María Isabel Dominica de Silos de Borbón y Grecia; born Dec. 20, 1963), and her ex-husband, Navarran Basque aristocrat Jaime de Marichalar (Jaime Rafael Ramos María de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada; born April 7, 1963), Lord of Tejada (Spanish: Señor de la Villa de Tejada), inaugurated the sculpture on Monday, Oct. 9, 1995.

In September 1996, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) headquarters in Paris recorded the donation of a miniature replica of the statue on the occasion of Tsereteli's nomination as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. Created in 1992, the miniature sculpture measures 160 centimeters x 112 centimeters x 90 centimeters, according to its plaque. The replica stands on the grounds of the UN (United Nations) agency, located at 7, Place de Fontenoy. UNESCO headquarters occupies the École-Militaire (Military School) neighborhood (quartier de l’École-Militaire), in the city's seventh arrondissement (7e arrondissement de Paris), and lies on the Seine's left bank (Rive gauche).

Acknowledgment

My special thanks to talented artists and photographers/concerned organizations who make their fine images available on the internet.

Image credits:

Seville's "Birth of a New Man" (Spanish: El Nacimiento del Hombre Nuevo) epitomizes the Columbus and the Egg anecdote for green-space visitors to Parque de San Jerónimo; Zurab Tseretelia gifted a miniature replica of his statue to UNESCO headquarters in Paris; Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009, 08:44:44: alfonsocg1983, CC BY 3.0 Unported, via Wikimedia Commons @ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Huevo_de_Colon_-_Sevilla_-_Parque_de_San_Jeronimo_-_panoramio.jpg; alfonsocg1983, via Internet Archive Wayback Machine @ https://web.archive.org/web/20161014032850/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/27820846

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Irving, Washington. "Next in importance to the protection shown him by the king and queen, may be mentioned that of Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza, the Grand Cardinal of Spain, and first subject of the realm; a man whose elevated character for piety, learning, and high prince-like qualities, gave signal value to his favours. He invited Columbus to a banquet, where he assigned him the most honourable place at table, and had him served with the ceremonies which, in those punctilious times, were observed towards sovereigns. At this repast is said to have occurred the well-known anecdote of the egg. A shallow courtier present, impatient of the honours paid to Columbus, and meanly jealous of him as a foreigner, abruptly asked him whether he thought that, in case he had not discovered the Indies, there were not other men who would have been capable of the enterprise. To this, Columbus made no immediate reply, but, taking an egg, invited the company to make it stand upon one end. Every one attempted it, but in vain, whereupon he struck it upon the table so as to break the end, and left it standing on the broken part; illustrating, in this simple manner, that when he had once shown the way to the New World, nothing was easier than to follow it.*" Pages 431-433. A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. In four volumes. Vol. I. Chapter VII Sojourn of Columbus at Barcelona. Attentions Paid him by the Sovereigns and Courtiers," pages 427-435. London: John Murray, MDCCCXXVIII [1828].
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Irving, Washington. "*This anecdote rests on the authority of the Italian historian Benzoni (l. i., p. 12, ed. Venetia, 1572). It has been condemned as trivial, but the simplicity of the reproof constituted its severity, and was characteristic of the practical sagacity of Columbus. The universal popularity of the anecdote is a proof of its merit." Page 433. A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. In four volumes. Vol. I. Chapter VII Sojourn of Columbus at Barcelona. Attentions Paid him by the Sovereigns and Courtiers," pages 427-435. London: John Murray, MDCCCXXVIII [1828].
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Savage, Charles C. [Cassee]. "Among many others of the grandees of Spain, Pedro Gonzales de Mendoza, the grand cardinal of Spain, invited Columbus to a banquet. He gave him the most honorable place at table, and, notwithstanding etiquette to its fullest extent was at that time punctiliously observed, he served him with ceremonies which were observed toward sovereigns. It was at that banquet that the anecdote of the egg is said to have occurred, which scene is graphically delineated in our engraving. A courier who was present, possessing more impudence than wit, and jealous of Columbus because he was a foreigner, and so highly honored by his master, abruptly asked him whether he thought that, in case he had not discovered the Indies, there were not other men who would have been capable of the enterprise. Columbus, looking with proper contempt upon the fellow, deigned no reply, but, taking an egg, invited the company to make it stand upon one end. All attempted it, but in vain, whereupon he struck it upon the table so as to break the end, and left it standing upon the broken part. This, in the most simple manner, illustrated the fact that when he had once shown the way to the New World, it was a very easy thing to follow. The rebuke was felt, and the courtier held his peace. 'This anecdote,' says Irving, 'rests on the authority of the Italian historian Benzoni. It has been condemned as trivial, but the simplicity of the reproof constituted its severity, and was characteristic of the practical sagacity of Columbus. The universal popularity of the anecdote is a proof of its merit.'" Page 81. Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the Great and the Good of All Nations and All Times; Comprising Sketches of Eminent Statesmen, Philosophers, Heroes, Artists, Reformers, Philanthropists, Mechanics, Navigators, Authors, Poets, Divines, Soldiers, Savans, Etc. "Christopher Columbus," pages 76-83. Buffalo: Phinney & Co.; New York: Ivison & Phinney, 1856.
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Smyth, William Henry, trans. "It will not be out of place to relate what I heard happened in Spain to Columbus, after he had discovered the Indies; although it had been done in ancient times in other ways, but was new then. Columbus being at a party with many noble Spaniards, where, as was customary, the subject of conversation was the Indies: one of them undertook to say: -- 'Mr. Christopher, even if you had not found the Indies, we should not have been devoid of a man who would have attempted the same that you did, here in our own country of Spain, as it is full of great men clever in cosmography and literature.' Columbus said nothing in answer to these words, but having desired an egg to be brought to him, he placed it on the table saying: 'Gentlemen, I will lay a wager with any of you, that you will not make this egg stand up as I will, naked and without anything at all.' They all tried, and no one succeeded in making it stand up. When the egg came round to the hands of Columbus, by beating it down on the table he fixed it, having thus crushed a little of one end; wherefore all remained confused, understanding what he would have said: that after the deed is done, everybody knows how to do it; that they ought first to have sought for the Indies, and not laugh at him who had sought for it first, while they for some time had been laughing, and wondered at it as an impossility." Page 17. Rear-Admiral W.H. Smyth, trans. and ed., History of the New World by Girolamo Benzoni, of Milan. London: Hakluyt Society, M.DCCC.LVII [1857].
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White, Trumbull; and Wm. [William] Igleheart. "Chapter XIX. La Rabida Convent: Relics of Columbus and Queen Isabella." Pages 471-493. The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893. Philadelphia and St. Louis: P.W. Ziegler & Co., 1893.
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White, Trumbull; and Wm. [William] Igleheart. ". . . . The citadel at Santo Domingo in which Columbus was imprisoned is shown; and various paintings, showing Columbus in chains, and photographs of chains which are claimed to be the same placed upon Columbus by Bobadilla. They are now owned by Cavalier G. Baldi. The enlarged fac-similes of the inscriptions upon the chains are very interesting. The chains weigh seven pounds and eight ounces, and are divided into four parts: First, a large chain to be fastened to the ankle, with an extension to encircle the waist, six feet three inches in length. Second, a small chain with handcuffs, two feet and one inch in length. Third, two other links connected together, five and one-half inches long; and fourth, the lock. On the fetters and handcuffs are inscriptions of abbreviated words and interpolated signs characteristic of the times, which are interpreted by the owner as follows: 'The arrow of calumny gave three shackles to Don Christopher Columbus, the dove that carried the tidings of Christianity to the New World, who died at my house, Aposento, Valladolid, May 1506, in the peace of Christ. Francisco M-ro (name of inn-keeper) had this engraved as a pledge of jealous and eternal remembrance. Christ Bearer, 1499." Pages 487, 489. The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893. Chapter XIX La Rabida Convent, pages 471-493. Philadelphia and St. Louis: P.W. Ziegler & Co., 1893.
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White, Trumbull; and Wm. [William] Igleheart. "Section E. -- The first voyage of Columbus. . . .7. Reception of Columbus on his return; views of Barcelona. The scene of the egg." Pages 477-478. The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893. Chapter XIX La Rabida Convent, pages 471-493. Philadelphia and St. Louis: P.W. Ziegler & Co., 1893.
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White, Trumbull; and Wm. [William] Igleheart. "Section G. --- The third voyage of Columbus. . . .3. The arrest and imprisonment of Columbus; the castle in which he was confined the admiral in chains." Page 478. The World's Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893. Chapter XIX La Rabida Convent, pages 471-493. Philadelphia and St. Louis: P.W. Ziegler & Co., 1893.
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