Columbus' Last Appeal to Queen Isabella

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Columbus' Last Appeal to Queen Isabella
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The statuary group in 2014
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Location California State Capitol, Sacramento, California, U.S.

Columbus' Last Appeal to Queen Isabella is a statuary group which was previously installed in the California State Capitol in Sacramento in 1883. [1] It was the work of Larkin Goldsmith Mead (1835-1910). The statues were removed in 2020. [2]

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References

  1. "Queen Isabella - California State Capitol Museum in Sacramento, California". www.capitolmuseum.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  2. Dil, Cuneyt (July 7, 2020). "Columbus statue removed from California capitol rotunda". AP NEWS. Archived from the original on July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.