California to remove Columbus statue from state Capitol

California to remove Columbus statue from state Capitol

A statue depicting Christopher Columbus that has been the centerpiece of the California Capitol rotunda since 1883 will be removed after legislative leaders decided it is out of place “given the deadly impact his arrival in this hemisphere had on indigenous populations.”

Cases tuesday.... john hopkins university reports in total 52 hundred people have died from the virus in the state... public health representatives have tested more 2.9 million people across the state... california legislative leaders announced that the statue of queen isabella and christopher columbus in the capitol rotunda will be removed.

In a joint statement, the legislative leaders wrote, "the continued presence of this statue in california's capitol, where it has been since 1883, is completely out of place today.

It will be removed."

This announcement comes a day after the statue of john sutter was removed in sacramento.

It's unclear when the columbus statue will be removed.###