4 hours agoIndian protesters take down the conquistador statue in Colombia
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)The indigenous protesters in Colombia have knocked down the statue of Spanish conquistador Sebastian de Bellaczazar in the southwestern town of Popayan. Police were watching until members of the Misak community used ropes to bring down the picture of de Bellaczaar, who had founded the city in 1537. The indigenous leaders said it represented five centuries of genocide and [...]
Police were watching until members of the Misak community used ropes to bring down the picture of de Bellaczaar, who had founded the city in 1537.
The indigenous leaders said it represented five centuries of genocide and slavery, the BBC reports, translates Periscopi.
Popayan's chairman, meanwhile, said it was an act of violence against a symbol of a multicultural city.
De Bellazazari had led many expeditions to northwest parts of Latin America, even establishing what is now Ecuador's capital, Quiton.
The Misak community blames the conquistador for the murders of their ancestors and for the plunder of land.
The collapse of statues relating to slavery and colonialism has been among the most popular acts of protests by Black Lives Matter in the United States and Europe. /Periscope
