Christopher Columbus and Juana Azurduy: Revising and Revisiting Historical Monuments in Argentina

• Published in: International Public History
• Main Author: Lerer, Marisa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2018
• Subjects: History; Education; Argentina; Azurduy; Fernandez; First Nations
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/iph-2018-0013; https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/iph/1/2/article-20180013.xml; https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/iph-2018-0013/xml; https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/iph-2018-0013/pdf

Abstract This article examines the recent disputed, intertwined re-sitings of Arnaldo Zocchi’s Monument to Christopher Columbus (1910) and Andrés Zerneri’s Monument to Juana Azurduy (2015) in Buenos Aires. It analyzes issues of commissioning and political motivation in President Kristina Fernandez d...