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Santa Fe Soldier's Monument, temporary plaque (previous plaque removed), 2022. The monument has been described as racist [47] due to the derogatory references to indigenous people in the area then known as New Mexico Territory and now known as New Mexico [33] There were complaints during the 1950s [48] to remove or replace it, that continued ...
Oct. 28—Archbishop John C. Wester has called on Santa Feans to reach a compromise on the future of the Plaza obelisk in advance of a key City Council vote Wednesday regarding the controversial ...
Sep. 6—State District Judge Matthew Wilson has denied a motion by the city of Santa Fe seeking dismissal of a lawsuit over the felling of the Plaza obelisk and the future fate of the monument ...
Sep. 12—Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber took the stand Thursday in a bench trial that could decide the fate of the Plaza obelisk. "We were facing the prospect of civil unrest, a potentially dangerous ...
The Santa Fe Plaza (Spanish: Plaza de Santa Fe) [3] is a National Historic Landmark in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico in the style of traditional Spanish-American colonial cities. The plaza , or city square is a gathering place for locals and also a tourist attraction.
A statue of Diego de Vargas made by Donna Quasthoff was installed in 2007 at the west end of Santa Fe, New Mexico's Cathedral Park, in the United States. The statue was removed in June 2020 for conservation concerns, and is now on display at the New Mexico History Museum. [1]
Aug. 10—The idea of a new home for the Plaza obelisk had seemed too polarizing to explore when it was posed by some of Santa Fe City Councilor Carol Romero-Wirth's constituents more than a year ...
The Mormon Battalion Monument is a historic obelisk in rural Sandoval County, New Mexico.It was built in honor of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who served in the United States Army's Mormon Battalion during the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848.