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News about the arrival of King Felipe in San Juan––and in particular, because of the statue's toppling––made its way to international news media. Many outlets remarked on the toppling of the Ponce de León statue more than on the king's activities in San Juan, a testament to how unprecedented was the toppling as an act of political and colonial resistance. Below is a (not exhaustive) list of articles from various international news outlets, which are organized by country or geographical area. As the list will show, the majority of the news were published in Spain.

This list is an ongoing project. More sources will be added as they are compiled.

Spain

El Nacional.Cat. (24 Jan 2022). Puerto Rico protesters topple 'conquistador' statue before Spanish king arrives. Article by: Joel Carrasco Albertus. El País. (24 Jan 2022). Derribada una estatua de Ponce de León horas antes de la llegada de Felipe VI a Puerto Rico. Article by: Miguel González. El País. (24 Jan 2022). El gobernador de Puerto Rico encuadra en la “libertad de expresión” el derribo de la estatua de Juan Ponce de León. Article by: Miguel González. El Español. (25 Jan 2022). Derriban la estatua del conquistador Juan Ponce de León en Puerto Rico a horas de la visita del Rey. Article by: Laura Hernández. ABC. (24 Jan 2022). Derriban la estatua de Ponce de León en Puerto Rico el mismo día que llega el Rey. Article by: Angie Calero. ABC. (25 Jan 2022). Reinstalan en Puerto Rico la estatua de Ponce de León derribada antes de visita del Rey. Article by: Angie Calero.

United Kingdom

The Guardian. (24 Jan 2022). Puerto Rico: statue of Spanish explorer toppled before King Felipe’s visit. Article by: AFP in Miami. The Daily Mail. (24 Jan 2022). Demonstrators topple 19th century statue of Spanish colonizer Juan Ponce de León in Puerto Rico ahead of visit from Spain’s King Felipe VI. Article by: AP and Adry Torres. The Daily Mail. (25 Jan 2022). Toppled statue of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León is pieced back together and raised again over historic district in Puerto Rico after demonstrators knocked it down hours before Spain's King Felipe VI visit to US territory. Article by: Adry Torres. Sky News. (24 Jan 2022). Juan Ponce de Leon: Statue of Spanish explorer toppled in Puerto Rico hours before king's visit.

Other European

Euronews. (25 Jan 2022). Statue of colonial governor toppled in Puerto Rico ahead of Spanish King's visit. Article by: Tim Gallagher. La Gazette Druout (25 Jan 2022). Statue of Colonial General Toppled in Puerto Rico Ahead of Spanish King’s Visit. Article by: La Gazette Druout.

Iran

PressTV (25 Jan 2022). Statue of Spanish explorer toppled in Puerto Rico capital ahead of king's visit. Article by: PressTV.