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'DIA DE LA HISPANIDAD'

Sculpture of Indigenous woman to replace Columbus statue in Mexico

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/13/21

The Columbus statue had stood on the boulevard Paseo de la Reforma since 1877 until it was removed in October last year

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Science exonerates Columbus from spreading syphilis in Europe

The Nomad Today 8/14/20

The scientists also identified pathogens of yaws, an infection of the skin and bones, in DNA samples originating from Finland, Estonia and the Netherlands.

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Statue of Christopher Columbus removed in San Francisco

The Nomad Today 6/19/20

City official Catherine Stefani called the removal a "necessary step" and said the monument represented the "painful foundations" of the country's history.