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Spanish Icons Take Hit in US War on Statues

Natalie Liu

   A campaign to topple statues of slave owners and Confederate heroes
   across the United States has extended in California to monuments
   honoring icons of the region's Spanish colonial history, much to the
   distress of the Spanish Embassy in Washington.

   "We deeply regret the destruction of the statue of Saint Junipero Serra
   in San Francisco today, and would like to offer a reminder of his great
   efforts in support of indigenous communities," the embassy [1]tweeted,
   following reports that the statue had been pulled from its pedestal in
   Golden Gate Park late last week.

References

   1. https://twitter.com/SpainInTheUSA/status/1274437324127027201?s=20

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