The city of Duitama, in Colombia, The statue commemorating the teacher’s career has been removed Cesar Rincon which was located on the esplanade of the municipality’s bullring. A decision that comes in line with the ban on bullfighting in Colombia approved a little over a month ago and has already unleashed the first reactions on social networks tonight and the first hours of this morning.
According to Jose Luis Bohorquez, Mayor of Duitama, the decision is given by ‘a series of changes and modifications that will begin to be seen’, ensuring that the statue will be relocated in the future ‘symbolic act of reconciliation with our animals and we will relocate the iconic statue, because it is part of our historical memory’. The sculpture, made by the renowned artist Neil Avella González, It had been located on the arena esplanade since December 2012.
Video: Caracol Radio Boyacá
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