Plaza de Claver Statue of slave and a priest Cartagena Colombia July 2021

[veronicacintron]

Alonso de Sandoval (7 December 1576 - 25 December 1652) was a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary in Colombia. He devoted most of his life to the evangelization of Black slaves arriving in the Colombian port city of Cartagena, and was the mentor of Saint Peter Claver.

[veronicacintron]

The story of the this statue isn’t accurate. You should ask a local it’s actual a nice story. The priest and the slave were friends. Sad you didn’t take the time to know the story.