A statue of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro has been reinstalled in the centre of Peru's capital Lima, more than 20 years after it was removed. The sculpture was unveiled during a ceremony marking the 490th anniversary of the city's founding.

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The controversial sculpture was unveiled at a ceremony marking 490 years since Peru's capital was founded.

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Statue of Spanish conquistador Pizarro returns to central Lima

Effigy of soldier who conquered Peru after slaughtering the Incas reinstated in heart of city – but indigenous people brand it an ‘insult’

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Statue of Spanish conquistador Pizarro returned to Lima city centre, bucking anti-colonial trend

Isabel Díaz Ayuso, president of the Community of Madrid, and Rafael López Aliaga, mayor of the Peruvian capital, reveal the bronze monument dedicated to the Spanish conqueror who defeated the Incas

Isabel Díaz Ayuso, presidenta de la Comunidad de Madrid, y Rafael López Aliaga, alcalde de la capital peruana, develan el monumento de bronce dedicado al conquistador español que derrotó a los incas

De “padre de Perú” a “usurpador y asesino”: vuelve al centro de Lima la estatua de Francisco Pizarro

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From “father of Peru” to “user and murderer”: the statue of Francisco Pizarro returns to the center of Lima

Lima fulfilled this last Saturday 490 years of having been founded. Its Historic Center has been able to be continuously valued in recent years, mainly because this area is taking an important role in real estate development, says Augusta Barrios, country manager of Grupo LAR, who also states that this is due, in part, to the management that Prolima and the Municipality of Lima have been carrying out to recover the value of the historical spaces…

Lima cumplió este último sábado 490 años de haber sido fundada. Su Centro Histórico ha logrado valorizarse de manera continua en los últimos años, principalmente porque esta zona está tomando un importante protagonismo en el desarrollo inmobiliario, dice Augusta Barrios, country manager de Grupo LAR, quien también afirma que esto se debe, en parte, a la gestión que viene realizando Prolima y la Municipalidad de Lima para recuperar el valor de lo…

Un paseo por Lima: inversiones y proyectos de desarrollo revalorizan el Centro Histórico, ¿cuáles son y cómo avanzan?

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The monument of Francisco Pizarro returned to the Historic Center of Lima. The statue was moved from the Park of the Wall to the passage Santa Rosa in the framework of the activities for the 490 years of the foundation of the capital.

El monumento de Francisco Pizarro volvió al Centro Histórico de Lima. La estatua fue trasladada del Parque de la Muralla al pasaje Santa Rosa en el marco de las actividades por los 490 años de la fundación de la capital.

Estatua de Francisco Pizarro retorna al centro histórico de Lima

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Statue of Francisco Pizarro returns to the historic center of Lima

For restitution the mayor of the Peruvian capital, Rafael López Aliaga, invited the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, a notorious figure of the Spanish right.

Para la restitución el alcalde de la capital peruana, Rafael López Aliaga, invitó a la presidenta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, figura notoria de la derecha española.

Reinstalan en Lima una polémica estatua del conquistador Francisco Pizarro | Homenaje al responsable del asesinato de miles de indígenas en Perú

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Reinstall in Lima a controversial statue of the conqueror Francisco Pizarro Tribute to the person responsible for the murder of thousands of indigenous people in Peru

After several years spent in a less prestigious position, the right-wing government of the capital of Peru decided to celebrate the Spaniard who seized the Inca empire

Dopo diversi anni passati in una posizione di minor prestigio, il governo di destra della capitale del Perù ha deciso di celebrare lo spagnolo che si impadronì dell'impero Inca

Una statua del conquistador Francisco Pizarro è tornata nel centro di Lima

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A statue of the conqueror Francisco Pizarro has returned to the center of Lima

Lima. Two decades after being removed, the equestrian statue of the Spanish conqueror and founder of Lima, Francisco Pizarro, was reinstated yesterday in the heart of the Peruvian capital, in what was described by pro-indigenous sectors as “offensive to the original peoples”.

Lima. Dos décadas después de haber sido removida, la estatua ecuestre del conquistador español y fundador de Lima, Francisco Pizarro, fue reinstalada ayer en el corazón de la capital peruana, en lo que fue calificado por sectores proindígenas de “ofensa a los pueblos originarios”.

Reinstala Perú la controversial estatua del conquistador Pizarro

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Peru Reinstalls Conqueror Pizarro's Controversial Statue

The statue of Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro has been re-established in the heart of Lima, Peru, over two decades after its removal. This event was

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Francisco Pizarro Statue Returns to Central Lima Amid Controversy - The Global Herald

Madrid President Isabel Díaz Ayuso speaks during the unveiling of a bronze statue of Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, removed 22 years ago from the main square, in Lima, Peru, Saturday,

Statue of Spanish conquistador Pizarro returns to central Lima

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