500 years of Resistance Mural

The 500 Years of Resistance mural

The 500 Years of Resistance mural evokes the conquest of the Americas from the point of view of the indigenous peoples, in the Mission district in San Francisco. The San Francisco audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this committed work, bearing memory.

The conquest seen by the indigenous peoples

Its author wanted to represent the conquest of the Americas from the point of view of the indigenous peoples, and their resistance in the face of five centuries of domination. Through its images, the mural evokes the memory, the suffering but also the dignity and the survival of the indigenous cultures. A deeply committed work, it illustrates the function of transmission and claim of the muralism in the Latino district of Mission.

What to see

You admire the mural that represents the conquest of the Americas from the point of view of the indigenous peoples and their resistance, in the Mission district. The work bears memory and dignity. It is a stop for lovers of street art and history, to be discovered with sensitivity, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The 500 Years of Resistance mural lies in the Mission district, in San Francisco, reachable on foot. It is an open-air work, freely visible from the public space, with no ticket office. You discover it during a walk in the streets of the district.

What does the 500 Years of Resistance mural represent?

The conquest of the Americas from the point of view of the indigenous peoples and their resistance in the face of five centuries of domination, in the Mission district.

Where is the 500 Years of Resistance mural?

In the Mission district, in San Francisco.