Statue of Junípero Serra (Sacramento, California)

A statue of Junípero Serra in Capitol Park, near the California State Capitol, in Sacramento, California, was installed from 1967 until 2020.[2][3] 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.[4]

Statue of Junípero Serra
ArtistMaurice Loriaux[1]
Year1967 (1967)
SubjectJunípero Serra
Conditionin storage
LocationCalifornia State Capitol Museum, Sacramento, California, U.S.
Coordinates38°34′36″N 121°29′28″W
OwnerCalifornia State Parks

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References
  1. "Notable Monuments and Memorials in and around Capitol Park | Father Junipero Serra - Dedicated: April 7, 1967 by the Native Daughters of the Golden West, Native Sons of the Golden West, and the People of California". Historic State Capitol Commission. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  2. "Junipero Serra statue taken down by protesters at Capitol, CHP says". KCRA. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  3. "Father Serra Statue in Capitol Park". Calisphere. 1996. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  4. Anguiano, Dani (2021-09-15). "Archbishops urge California governor to save controversial statue of 18th-century priest". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-09-16.


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