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Leftwing councillors say city should not be celebrating his colonial legacy and call for memorial reflecting ‘American resistance to imperialism’A group of anti-capitalist councillors in Barcelona are hoping to topple the statue of Christopher Columbus that has stood at the foot of La Rambla for more than a century,arguing that the city should not be celebrating the explorer’s colonial legacy.
The 197ft (60-metre) high memorial, topped with a bronze statue of the Genoan pointing out to sea, and has been share of Barcelona’s skyline since 1888. Its base pays homage to Columbus’s colleagues and his patrons,King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
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Source: theguardian.com

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