A statue of Christopher Columbus was installed in Pioneer Park, San Francisco, California.

The statue itself was sculpted by Count Vittorio di Colbertaldo (1902-1979) of Verona,[1] one of Benito Mussolini's hand picked ceremonial bodyguards known as the "Black Musketeers.

"[2][3] Colbertaldo doubled as the Musketeers's sculptor, producing statues which commemorated the organization.

[7] Rachelle Axel of the SFAC has said that the statue was removed as it "doesn't align with San Francisco's values or our commitment to racial justice" and in light of recent threats on social media to throw the statue off Pier 31 and into the San Francisco Bay.

[6] Further, it was put forward that Columbus is not an appropriate historic symbol to the area or to the United States of America because he never set foot on the respective soils.