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Argentina takes down Columbus statue from pedestal

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June 2013
The monument of Christopher Columbus, located behind the government house, hangs from a crane as it is removed by order of the national government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, June 29, 2013.
















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The city government of Buenos Aires appealed to the courts to prevent the removal of the monument, which Italy donated to Argentina in 1910 on the 100th anniversary of the May Revolution.
The statue has become a political flashpoint between the leftist government of President Cristina Fernandez and conservative Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri.
Fernandezs government sought to have the statue moved and replaced by a statue of guerrilla leader Juana Azurduy donated by Bolivia (one million dollars!).
But both Argentinas Italian community and officials in Buenos Aires said the statue belonged to the city not the federal government.
A court issued an injunction temporarily blocking its transfer to another location.



 

 

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Christopher Columbus (Italian: Cristoforo Colombo; Spanish: Cristbal Coln; Portuguese: Cristvo Colombo; born between October 31, 1450 and October 30, 1451 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer, born in the Republic of Genoa, in what is today northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents. During his first voyage in 1492, instead of reaching Japan as he had intended, Columbus discovered America.
 

Source: wikipedia

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