A statue of Christopher Columbus stands in the Bayfront Park of Miami, Florida, United States.[1]
Statue of Christopher Columbus | |
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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 | |
Website | statues |
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]