Statue of Juan de Oñate (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

La Jornada
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35°05′53″N 106°40′02″W / 35.09809°N 106.66736°W / 35.09809; -106.66736
LocationAlbuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Designer
  • Reynaldo "Sonny" Rivera
  • Betty Sabo
Opening date2005 (2005)
Dedicated toJuan de Oñate
Dismantled dateJune 2020 (2020-06)

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

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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References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Dyer, Jessica; Nathanson, Rick (13 June 2020). "City faces new calls to remove Oñate sculpture". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Judge bans New Mexico militia blamed for protest violence". Reuters.


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