Controversial Santa Fe statue can be seen at the New Mexico History Museum
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The controversial Don Diego de Vargas statue can be seen by the public again. It was removed from Cathedral Park near the Santa Fe Plaza during the civil unrest in 2020.
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After a big battle over what to do with it, the Santa Fe City Council agreed to give the statue a temporary new home at the New Mexico History Museum. The statue is on display under a short-term agreement with the museum that can last up to four years.
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