Statue of Juan de Oñate (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
 La Jornada at the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History in 2024 | |
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| 35°05′53″N 106°40′02″W / 35.09809°N 106.66736°W | |
| Location | Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
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| Opening date | 2005 |
| Dedicated to | Juan de Oñate |
| Dismantled date | June 2020 |
La Jornada is a 33-piece sculpture by Reynaldo "Sonny" Rivera and Betty Sabo which depicts Juan de Oñate leading an expedition of Spanish settlers.
History
[edit]The statue was commissioned in the late 1990s, and installed on the grounds of the Albuquerque Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2004.[1][2] It was removed by the city in June 2020. This decision followed an attempt by protesters to topple it as part of the George Floyd protests, which led to one protester being shot by a member of the New Mexico Civil Guard, a militia which was subsequently ordered to disband.[3][4][5]
Native activists have long opposed monuments to conquistadors, and Oñate is specifically controversial due to having ordered the murder and mutilation of hundreds of people during the Acoma Massacre of 1599.[4]
See also
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- Equestrian statue of Juan de Oñate – Another statue of Oñate in New Mexico which was removed following protests
- List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
References
[edit]- ^ Dafoe, Taylor (16 June 2020). "A Conquistador Monument Has Been Removed in Albuquerque After an Attempt to Topple It Was Met With Violence". Artnet News. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Dyer, Jessica; Nathanson, Rick (13 June 2020). "City faces new calls to remove Oñate sculpture". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Staff, KRQE; Seymore, Jami (16 June 2020). "City of Albuquerque removes statue of Juan de Oñate in Old Town". KRQE News 13 Albuquerque – Santa Fe. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ a b Romero, Simon (15 June 2020). "Man Is Shot at Protest Over Statue of New Mexico's Conquistador". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Judge bans New Mexico militia blamed for protest violence". Reuters.
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