Montserrat (mountain) which are visible from a great distance. The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock. Montserrat was designated as a National Park in 1987. In 1493, Christopher Columbus named the Caribbean island of Montserrat "Santa Maria de Montserrate", after the "Virgin of Montserrat". The Benedictine Abbey can be reached by road, by the Aeri de Montserrat cable car, or by the Montserrat Rack Railway. The lower stations of both the rack railway and the cable car can be reached by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya train from Barcelona's Plaça d'Espanya station. From the abbey,
National Song (Montserrat) Ryan, James Frederick, Eric Fergus and his parents Steamer and Molly Fergus and John White in folk music. This cultural renaissance was centered on the Emerald Community Singers, Montserrat Theater Group, Alliouagana Dancers, Alliouagana Drummers, Alliouagana Arts Festival, the regional Carifesta movement, Montserrat Secondary School Choir, local church choirs, Heavenly Organs Steel Orchestra, and other local folk groups. song edited by Dominick Archer http://www.gov.ms/2013/07/18/learn-with-us-sing-with-us-montserrat-national-song/motherland-lyrics/ National Song (Montserrat) The Montserrat National Song is "Motherland", written by J. A. George Irish and former acting Governor of Montserrat, Sir Howard A. Fergus. "Motherland" was officially passed into law by the Legislative Assembly of