Christopher Columbus

FILE PHOTO: A tourist (R) photographs the Viking replica ship the Islendingur as it arrives in the fishing village of L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland July 28, 2000. REUTERS
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Goodbye, Columbus: Vikings crossed the Atlantic 1,000 years ago

Workers clean the statue of Italian explorer Cristobal Colon, also known as Christopher Columbus, surrounded by metal fencing during Columbus Day, or Day of the Race (Dia de la Raza), in remembrance of when Colon came to the Americas, in Mexico City, Mexico October 12, 2020, Reuters/Gustavo Graf
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Mexico City to replace Columbus statue with one of indigenous woman

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San Francisco to scrub Lincoln, Washington and other names from 44 schools

FILE PHOTO: A pedestal where a statue of Christopher Columbus was toppled is seen after widespread civil unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Richmond, Virginia, US June 10, 2020. Picture taken June 10, 2020 REUTERS/Julia Rendleman
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Spanish minister stands up for Columbus statues amid global protests

FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers remarks at a news conference regarding the first confirmed case of coronavirus in New York State in Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
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Cuomo says he supports New York's Christopher Columbus statue