Columbus Day
National Holiday in Argentina and United States of America
Honors Christopher Columbus, traditional discoverer of the Americas.
The day commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas.
Columbus' voyages across the Atlantic Ocean initaited the European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
While the first voyage in 1492 was immensely significanct, Columbus did not actually reach the american mainland until his 3rd voyage in 1498.
Instead, while trying to find a sea route to India, he made landfall on an island in the Bahamas that he named San Salvador He was also not the earliest European explorer to reach the Americas.
Día de la Raza
The date of Columbus' arrival in the Americas is celebrated in Central and South America as the Día de la Raza ("day of the race"), commemorating the first encounters of Europe and Native Americans. It is a celebration of the diversity among native Americans and Europeans.
The day was first celebrated in Argentina in 1917, Venezuela in 1921, Chile in 1923, and Mexico in 1928.
The day was also celebrated under this title in Spain until 1957, when it was changed to the "Día de la Hispanidad" ("Hispanic Day").
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