| Statue of Junípero Serra | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
| Artist | Maurice Loriaux[1] |
| Year | 1967 |
| Subject | Junípero Serra |
| Condition | in storage |
| Location | California State Capitol Museum, Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| 38°34′36″N 121°29′28″W / 38.57669°N 121.49115°W | |
| Owner | California State Parks |
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]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Junipero Serra statue taken down by protesters at Capitol, CHP says". KCRA. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
- ^ "Father Serra Statue in Capitol Park". Calisphere. 1996. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ Anguiano, Dani (2021-09-15). "Archbishops urge California governor to save controversial statue of 18th-century priest". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
External links[edit]
Media related to Statue of Junípero Serra (Sacramento, California) at Wikimedia Commons
