The historic plaza obelisk could be coming back, and a new firestorm over New Mexico's colonial past might not be far behind.

Four years after an angry mob toppled the controversial monument at the center of the Santa Fe Plaza, a judge has said the city has to put it back. It comes after years of fierce debate over what to do with the obelisk known as the “Soldiers’ Monument,

A judge ordered the City of Santa Fe to restore the controversial soldiers' monument in the plaza within 30 days.