were : ( 1 ) Does a state-level map make sense ? Unlike the US , the consequences of Spain ’ s slave-owning and colonial past materialise both internally and externally — with much greater weight outside its borders . For this reason , we consider that a project of these characteristics needs to triangulate the phenomenon and take a transnational approach that involves an area of action greater than that of the state itself . The fact that many of the victims and descendants of these crimes do not live or have not lived in Spain does not dilute its responsibility as a power , and for this reason this project must include all the responsibilities demanded from abroad and facilitate dialogue with the former colonies . However , the narratives and demands in each geographical context respond to their own history ( colonisation , decolonisation ...) and coordinates ( social conflict , inequality ...), and so , great effort , coordination and discussion must be added to the task of mapping so that these are dealt with adequately . ( 2 ) How important are historical and socio-demographic differences in these movements ? Spain has also been a country of a colonialist nature . This is different from the case of the United States ( which was a colony and then a state ), and allows us to locate the socio-demographic contrast — also linked to the previous question , since the human flows ( forced or otherwise ) were located in the peripheries of the empire and not in its centre . This situation changed from the 1950s onwards , when migratory flows to the peninsula from the few African colonies began to increase , giving way to the first organised groups of African descent in the contemporary state . From the 1980s onwards , they were joined by new migratory processes of various kinds . Therefore , the political subject that leads these movements at the Spanish level is created through its own life experience , despite the obvious dialogue with Afro-descendant or native groups from all over the world and their connections . This contextualisation has also forced us to establish our own reference chronologies . ( 3 ) Who is the holder of reparation rights ? The adaptation of the Afro-descendant category operative in the case of the USA is complex for the Spanish case due to the geographical diversity of its colonial and slavery processes . It is for this reason that we have dispensed with this category and taken into account the group of people and / or communities that have suffered processes of slavery , colonisation or discrimination that involve Spain in one way or another .
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1 . Withdrawal of the monument to Antonio Lopez . Barcelona 2018 . ( EUROM )
2 . Protest in Barcelona demonstrating against the monument to Columbus and against racism , 2020 . ( EUROM ) overview
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