143 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/143/ Practical remedies to disputes over historical markers in public spaces Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:36:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://contestedhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-CH_Symbol_Light_Bkg@10x-32x32.png 143 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/143/ 32 32 Columbus Statue in Barcelona https://contestedhistories.org/resources/case-studies/columbus-statue-in-barcelona?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=columbus-statue-in-barcelona Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://contestedhistories.org/resources// The Columbus Monument in Barcelona, located at the intersection of the city’s port and the main street of Las Ramblas, was built during the Columbus-mania of the 19th century and was the largest monument dedicated to the so-called discoverer of the Americas. Several social and political groups have called for its removal in the last […]

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]]> The Columbus Monument in Barcelona, located at the intersection of the city’s port and the main street of Las Ramblas, was built during the Columbus-mania of the 19th century and was the largest monument dedicated to the so-called discoverer of the Americas. Several social and political groups have called for its removal in the last years, especially since 2020, inspired by the Black Lives Movement. However, the city council has decided to maintain the statue and re-contextualise it and the city’s colonial past.

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