Over the years there have been many different types of events that have taken place by the Christopher Columbus statue. Several parades, festivals, marriages, etc. I used to drive by the statue a few times a day for over 50 years while I worked in a building close by.

For some, Christopher Columbus is a symbol of colonialism. Statues of the explorer, whose journeys were commissioned by the Spanish monarchy in the late 15th century, have been targeted by anti-imperialist and anti-colonial protesters in the US and Central and South America.

A statue of divisive European explorer Christopher Columbus will be removed from prominent display in Mexico City in favor of a female indigenous figure, the city’s mayor said this weekend, as the...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Christopher Columbus is getting kicked off Mexico City’s most iconic boulevard. Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced that the Columbus statue on the Paseo de la Reforma, often a focal point for Indigenous rights protests, would be replaced by a statue honoring Indigenous women.

The Christopher Columbus statue is a marble sculpture of the Italian explorer. It was installed in Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park in the North End. The Christopher Columbus statue was acquired by The Friends of the Christopher Columbus Committee.

MEXICO CITY, Sept 5 (Reuters) - A prominent statue of explorer Christopher Columbus on one of Mexico City's principal avenues is to be replaced with that of an indigenous Mexican woman, the...

The statue shows Christopher Columbus dressed in 15th-century clothing, kneeling after landing in the western hemisphere. He holds an orb in his left hand and carries a flag on a pole in his right...

A decapitated statue of Christopher Columbus stands in Christopher Columbus Park in Boston, June 10, 2020. The statue's head, damaged overnight, was recovered by the Boston Police Department, as a movement to remove statues commemorating slavers and colonizers continues to sweep across the U.S.

Sheinbaum said the famous 19th Century statue of Columbus on the Paseo de la Reforma boulevard would be relocated to a "worthy" place in the city to make way for a monument that would help deliver...