A 30-foot (9.1 m) tall statue of Junípero Serra was installed in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, in the U.S. state of California.

[2][3] Other statues of Junípero Serra were involved as the protests expanded to include monuments of individuals associated with the controversy over the genocide of indigenous peoples in the Americas.

[4] Demonstrators also toppled or otherwise vandalized the statues of Francis Scott Key (author of the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner"), Ulysses S. Grant, and a group consisting of Don Quixote and his companion, Sancho Panza, kneeling to honor their creator, Cervantes.

[4] Serra, as a major part of the California mission development by Spain in the 18th century, attempted to convert Native Californians to Catholicism.

[5] Serra's reputation and missionary work have been condemned by critics, who cite alleged mandatory conversions to Catholicism, followed by abuse of the Native American converts.