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An equestrian statue of Juan de Oñate formerly stood in Alcalde, New Mexico, in the United States. The monument was removed in June 2020 amid the George Floyd protests.[1] It was situated outside the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center (until 2017 the Oñate Monument and Visitor Center) in Alcalde, New Mexico from 1994 to 2020.
| Equestrian statue of Juan de Oñate | |
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 Part of the installation in 2006 | |
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| Subject | Juan de Oñate |
| 36°06′21″N 106°01′55″W | |
Description and history
The 12-foot (3.7 m) statue was cast in bronze by Reynaldo Rivera. It was erected in 1994.[2] The right foot of the statue was cut off on December 29, 1997, shortly before commemorations for the 400th anniversary, in 1998, of Oñate's arrival in New Mexico.[3][4] A note was left at the scene that said "Fair is fair." The foot was recast, but a seam where the two pieces joined was still visible. Some commentators suggested leaving the statue maimed as a symbolic reminder of the foot-amputating Acoma Massacre. A local filmmaker, Chris Eyre, was contacted by one of the two perpetrators, who said, "I'm back on the scene to show people that Oñate and his supporters must be shamed." The sculptor responded that chopping feet "was the nature of discipline of 400 years ago".[5]
In 2017 the statue's left foot was painted red, and the words "Remember 1680" (year of the Pueblo revolt) were written with paint on the monument's base.[6]
The county of Rio Arriba removed the statue on June 15, 2020.[7]
See also
- Statue of Juan de Oñate (Albuquerque, New Mexico) – another statue of Oñate removed in June 2020
- List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
References
- Romero, Simon (2020-06-15). "Man Is Shot at Protest Over Statue of New Mexico's Conquistador". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- Cher Krause Knight; Harriet F. Senie (7 June 2016). A Companion to Public Art. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 411–. ISBN 978-1-118-47535-5. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- Ginger Thompson. "As a Sculpture Takes Shape in Mexico, Opposition Takes Shape in the U.S.," Archived 2021-09-30 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times, January 17, 2002. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- Douglas Seefeldt, "Oñate's Foot: Histories, Landscapes, and Contested Memories in the Southwest," Archived 2020-12-04 at the Wayback Machine in, Douglas Seefeldt; Jeffrey L. Hantman; Peter S. Onuf (2006). Across the Continent: Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and the Making of America. University of Virginia Press. pp. 169–. ISBN 978-0-8139-2595-0. Archived from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- Plevin, Nancy (Jan 8, 1998). "Vandals maim bronze sculpture at visitors center near Espanola". Santa Fe New Mexican.
- Romero, Simon (30 September 2017). "Statue's Stolen Foot Reflects Divisions Over Symbols of Conquest". New York Times. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- Writer, Molly Montgomery SUN Staff. "County Takes Down Oñate Monument". Rio Grande SUN. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
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