A statue of Christopher Columbus in Mexico City will be replaced by one of an Indigenous woman

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A statue of Christopher Columbus that was removed last year from its position along Mexico City's main thoroughfare won't be returned to its former spot, city officials said.

Instead, it will be replaced by a statue of an Indigenous woman to recognize the contributions of Mexico's native peoples, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said.

Sheinbaum, who made the announcement on Sunday, the Day of the Indigenous Woman, said the Italian colonizer's legacy is seen through "two visions": One that is Euro-Centric, and another that recognizes that civilizations existed in the Americas long before Columbus arrived.

"We owe it to them and we exist because of them," Sheinbaum said of Mexico's Indigenous peoples. "It is the history of our country and our homeland."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-statue-of-christopher-columbus-in-mexico-city-will-be-replaced-by-one-of-an-indigenous-woman/ar-AAO9ZwH

[crickets]

1. Lovely. K&R

[niyad]

2. Excellent

[Wednesdays]

3. I was unaware Colombus was ever in Mexico

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. He was never in the U.S. either

Yet for some reason Columbus day is observed.

[hunter]

5. Little more than a year after the Columbus statue was removed from the California Capital building

https://www.kcra.com/article/columbus-statue-california-capitol-being-removed/33228969

About time. There's no good reason to celebrate Columbus.