Columbus
Day
History: Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was a Genoese navigator and explorer. In the fifteenth
century, Columbus believed that it would be possible to reach the lucrative
market of eastern Asia by heading west, instead of the traditional rout which
went east around Africa. He convinced Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of
Spain to support him, and he set off in August of 1492. The rest is history:
Columbus discovered the Americas, which had been unknown until then. All in
all, Columbus made four different journeys to the New World.
Columbus Day: Many countries
in the New World and elsewhere celebrated the anniversary of Christopher Columbus arrival in the Americas, which happened on October 12, 1492, as a
holiday or official celebration. The landing is celebrated as Columbus Day in
the United States, as Dia de la Raza (“Day of the Race”) in many countries in
Latin American, as Discovery Day in the Bahamas, as Dia de la Hispanidad and fiesta
Nacional in Spain, as Dia de la Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural (Day of
Respect for Cultural Diversity).
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