On Spain’s National Day (Oct. 12), climate activists from Futuro Vegetal splashed red biodegradable paint on José Garnelo’s 1892 painting First Tribute to Christopher Columbus at Madrid’s Naval Museum. The protest denounced Spain’s celebration of Columbus’s arrival in the Americas and demanded reparations for colonial violence and environmental exploitation. A banner read: “October 12, nothing to celebrate. Eco-social justice.” Museum staff began restoration immediately. The same group previousl

Madrid: two activists from the appropriately named 'Vegetable Future' group attacked a painting of Columbus bringing European civilisation to the Americas.News: Two activists from the environmental group Futuro Vegetal were arrested on Sunday, 12 October, after throwing biodegradable red paint over a painting of Christopher Columbus at the Naval Museum in Madrid.According to reports from El Confidencial and El País, the paint damaged the left-hand side of José Garnelo’s 1892 work First Tribute t