A statue of
Junípero Serra
Junípero Serra y Ferrer (; ; ca, Juníper Serra i Ferrer; November 24, 1713August 28, 1784) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Order
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in
Capitol Park, near the
California State Capitol, in
Sacramento, California, was installed from 1967 until 2020. The statue was put in storage after demonstrators toppled it during a racial justice protest. In August 2021, legislators passed a bill to replace the statue with a monument to local Indigenous nations. The bill needs the signature of the governor to become law.
See also
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List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
References
External links
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Buildings and structures in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Monuments and memorials in California
Monuments and memorials in the United States removed during the George Floyd protests
Sculptures of men in California
Statues in California
Statues removed in 2020
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