Statue of Christopher Columbus | |
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![]() The statue in 2010 | |
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Subject | Christopher Columbus |
Location | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
25°46′34.78285″N 80°11′5.60720″W / 25.7763285694°N 80.1848908889°W | |
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A statue of Christopher Columbus stands in the Bayfront Park of Miami, Florida, United States. [1]
The statue itself was sculpted by Count Vittorio di Colbertaldo (1902-1979) of Verona, [2] one of Benito Mussolini's hand picked ceremonial bodyguards known as the "Black Musketeers." [3] [4] Colbertaldo doubled as the Musketeers's sculptor, producing statues which commemorated the organization. [4] A second Columbus statue done by Colbertaldo was in San Francisco until its removal in 2020. [5]
The statue was vandalized in June 2020 during the George Floyd protests. [6]