Statue of Christopher Columbus, Queen Isabella to be removed from California Capitol
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The statues is going to be moved out of the capitol building.
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Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2020
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"California lawmakers announced Tuesday that the statue of Christopher Columbus and Queen Isabella will be removed from the state Capitol's rotunda.
The announcement comes as statues and monuments of Confederate officers across the country are vandalized, destroyed and taken down by city and state officials.
"Christopher Columbus is a deeply polarizing historical figure given the deadly impact his arrival in this hemisphere had on indigenous populations," a joint statement from state Senate and Assembly leaders said. "The continued presence of this statue in California's Capitol, where it has been since 1883, is completely out of place today. It will be removed."
Officials said there's no clear timeline on when the statue will be removed.
The statue, called "Columbus' Last Appeal to Queen Isabella," was gifted to the state by Darius Ogden Mills, a banker who made his money during the California Gold Rush." (
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