Statue of Christopher Columbus (Miami)

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Statue of Christopher Columbus
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The statue in 2010
Statue of Christopher Columbus (Miami)
Subject Christopher Columbus
Location Miami, Florida, U.S.
Coordinates 25°46′34.78285″N80°11′5.60720″W / 25.7763285694°N 80.1848908889°W / 25.7763285694; -80.1848908889
Website statues.vanderkrogt.net

A statue of Christopher Columbus stands in the Bayfront Park of Miami, Florida, United States. [1]

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History

The statue itself was sculpted by Count Vittorio di Colbertaldo (1902-1979) of Verona, [2] one of Benito Mussolini's hand picked ceremonial bodyguards known as the "Black Musketeers." [3] [4] Colbertaldo doubled as the Musketeers's sculptor, producing statues which commemorated the organization. [4] A second Columbus statue done by Colbertaldo was in San Francisco until its removal in 2020. [5]

The statue was vandalized in June 2020 during the George Floyd protests. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Columbus Monuments Page".
  2. ↑ Vittorio Di Colbertaldo
  3. ↑ "Santa Cruz Sentinel 26 August 1957 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Calexico Chronicle, Volume XXXIV, Number 181, 21 March 1938". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  5. ↑ KGO (June 18, 2020). "Christopher Columbus statue removed at Coit Tower in San Francisco". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ "7 arrested after Christopher Columbus statue vandalized in Miami". CBS News . Retrieved November 2, 2020.
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