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Statue of Spanish conquistador Pizarro returns to central Lima

A statue of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro has been reinstalled in the centre of Peru's capital Lima after being removed for over 20 years.
The statue was unveiled during a ceremony marking the 490th anniversary of the city's founding, attended by Lima's mayor and the president of the Community of Madrid.
Dozens of Peruvians demonstrated against the statue's return, with indigenous leaders calling Pizarro a mass murderer who destroyed their culture.
Isabel Díaz Ayuso stated the ceremony commemorated 'the birth of a city' and 'a historic encounter that forever transformed the world.

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The Telegraph

Statue of Spanish conquistador Pizarro returned to Lima city centre, bucking anti-colonial trend

Effigy of soldier who conquered Peru after slaughtering the Incas reinstated in heart of city – but indigenous people brand it an ‘insult’

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BBC News

Statue of Spanish conquistador Pizarro returns to central Lima

The controversial sculpture was unveiled at a ceremony marking 490 years since Peru's capital was founded.

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El Pais

From “father of Peru” to “user and murderer”: the statue of Francisco Pizarro returns to the center of Lima

Isabel Díaz Ayuso, president of the Community of Madrid, and Rafael López Aliaga, mayor of the Peruvian capital, reveal the bronze monument dedicated to the Spanish conqueror who defeated the Incas

Statue of Spanish conqueror returns to central square in Lima amid controversy

A bronze statue of Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, removed from Lima's main square 22 years ago, was unveiled Saturday during celebrations for the city's 490th anniversary. (AP Video by Cesar

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The Herald Journal

Peru Statue

Madrid President Isabel Díaz Ayuso speaks during the unveiling of a bronze statue of Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, removed 22 years ago from the main square, in Lima, Peru, Saturday,

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El Sol de Iquique

The Statue of Francisco Pizarro | Carlos Graña S. • The Sun of Iquique

Carlos Graña, journalist. Twenty years after it was removed, the equestrian statue of the Spanish conqueror and founder of Lima, Francisco Pizarro, was reinstalled on Saturday, January 18, 2025, in the heart of the Peruvian capital, in what was described as an "offense" by the indigenous people, who denounced that it was yet another attempt to glorify Francisco Pizarro in the 21st century. Peru has a population of 34,390,000 million inhabitants,…

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