#OtD 4 Mar 2018 a statue of former slave trader, Antonio López, was removed from a square in Barcelona. Inaugurated in 1884, the statue was pulled down at the start of the Spanish Civil War but then replaced again during the Franco dictatorship https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8023/slave-trader-statue-removed
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@workingclasshistory It was removed due to the fight of some antiracist collectives of the city and against the will of right wing parties.

https://www.elsaltodiario.com/colonialismo/retirada-estatua-esclavista-antonio-lopez-barcelona

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Adiós Antonio López, hola Idrissa Diallo

<p>El Ayuntamiento de Barcelona ha retirado el 4 de marzo la estatua del esclavista y empresario Antonio López, primer Marqués de Comillas. Barcelona en Comú cumple, de esta manera, su promesa electoral y la estatua ha sido trasladada a los almacenes municipales.<br></p>

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