Statue of missionary Junipero Serra toppled in Sacramento protest

reports the statue of Father Junipero Serra in Capitol Park was brought down Saturday amid a protest focusing on the rights and historical struggle of indigenous people.

The 18th century Roman Catholic priest founded nine of California’s 21 Spanish missions and forced Native Americans to stay at those missions after they were converted or face brutal punishment. The California Highway Patrol cleared the park after the statue came down. The CHP will be investigating the statue’s removal as an act of vandalism, the newspaper said.In a statement Sunday, Soto said, “This act of vandalism does little to build the future.”

“There is no question that California’s indigenous people endured great suffering during the colonial period and then later faced the horror of government-sanctioned genocide under the nascent State of California. This legacy is heartbreaking,” he said. “Yet, it is also true that while Father Serra worked under this colonial system, he denounced its evils and worked to protect the dignity of native peoples.

Statues of Serra have been defaced in California for several years by people who said he destroyed tribes and their culture.

KTynot He was no better than Saddam Hussein...

Next up, Serra High School. Oh the irony of their student body.

These are terrorists, not protesters.

Shame

😌There on a mission it seems😏...🤔Speaking of Missions. 😙Hmm😗Missions.😚

Hmm

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