235 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/235/ Practical remedies to disputes over historical markers in public spaces Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:08:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://contestedhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-CH_Symbol_Light_Bkg@10x-32x32.png 235 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/235/ 32 32 Jan Pieterszoon Coen Statue in Hoorn https://contestedhistories.org/resources/case-studies/jan-pieterszoon-coen-statue-in-hoorn?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jan-pieterszoon-coen-statue-in-hoorn Wed, 25 May 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://contestedhistories.org/resources// Nicknamed the ‘Slaughterer of Banda,’ the figure of Jan Pieterszoon Coen has become increasingly contested in recent years. The statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen in Hoorn has been a disputed monument since its unveiling in 1893. The statue has been smeared with red paint and graffiti numerous times in the last six decades. In 2010 […]

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]]> Nicknamed the ‘Slaughterer of Banda,’ the figure of Jan Pieterszoon Coen has become increasingly contested in recent years. The statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen in Hoorn has been a disputed monument since its unveiling in 1893. The statue has been smeared with red paint and graffiti numerous times in the last six decades. In 2010 a citizens’ initiative expressed critiques regarding the statue of Coen, and in response, a contextualising plaque was added in 2012. Nevertheless, the debate over the monument has not abated. During the 2020 George Floyd protests, the statue rose to a focal point of discussion in the Netherlands. Critics continue to call for the statue’s removal, but local authorities and museums are reluctant to take a moral position in the debate.

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