'Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, is a nationally recognized holiday.But it’s not recognized in Los Angeles, where I live. Then in 1892, Benjamin Harrison issued a proclamation encouraging Americans to celebrate the voyage of Columbus. Columbus had poor management skills in which on the island of Hispaniola, many of his men were killed due to rebellion from the natives due to mistreatment by his men.

A man that encouraged enslavement and murder should not be celebrated for something he never did but rather resented and demised for all the pain he caused. Committing genocide does not compare to any good he did.

Celebrating colobus day is an insult and a slap in the face to all those affected generations and generations later. We wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for Columbus. And, while we celebrate Columbus Day, we can learn from history and also take time to honor Native Americans. That's right, Nothing At AllFirst of all, He looks like a pigeon. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.Sale, Kirkpatrick, "The Conquest of Paradise", p. 359, Charles Speroni, "The Development of the Columbus Day Pageant of San Francisco," Europeans never intentionally used disease as a weapon; in fact, they didn’t even understand how disease spread or why the native population was so susceptible to illnesses that were much less deadly to residents of the Old World. Cultural Movements and Collective Memory: Christopher Columbus and the Rewriting of the National Origin Myth.

My point is that it is unfair for us to judge 15th century people by 21st century standards of morality, and it is just flat out wrong to condemn some historical figures and paint idealistic pictures of others who committed equally heinous acts. Columbus Day is one of the oldest holidays in the USA. ).History, in fact, is the story of conquest. You can only celebrate it!He is awesome, No matter what the circumstances were, He did it all. He accomplished a great feat and honestly forever changed the world by proving the Earth was not flat. Christopher Columbus stole their land , killed them , and worked them to death !! Not just Europeans, but everyone. It honors the many different peoples of Latin America. Celebration of Christopher Columbus' voyage in the Since 1971 (Oct. 11), the holiday has been attributed to the second Monday in October,Actual observance varies in different parts of the United States, ranging from large-scale parades and events to complete non-observance. Columbus wasn't the first to discover America but he was the first to start an expedition and help us move here. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, War was just a fact of life, as was the subjugation of conquered peoples. Lol.Yes he may have done some stuff that is bad like being gritty and supporting slave trade, but he was the one that had the idea in the first place, and if he didn't make the voyage and he didn't leave the comfort of home we might not be here in America. He didn't even discover america the Vikings did but they didn't be gritty they got what they needed and then they left . Columbus, despite his faults, should be honored for his momentous accomplishments. Columbus Day Activities On Columbus Day you can go here to learn more about the explorer Christopher Columbus. Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus 's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492 (Julian Calendar; it would have been October 21, 1492 on the Gregorian Proleptic Calendar, which extends the Gregorian Calendar to dates prior to its adoption in 1582). Columbus was not a hero, The america discovery was for a better nation but for economics and monarchical titles. Hilter made an impact; does he get a day of celebration??? To call them Indians without even getting to meet them and finiding out what their real culture is ? ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. We can at least celebrate him for one day to honor what he has done for us. WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD STILL WANT TO CELEBRATE COLUMBUS DAY ? Columbus changed the world. He accomplished a great feat and honestly forever changed the world by proving the Earth was not flat. Some (not all) Italian-Americans support Columbus day because Columbus is a supporting figure for them because of the years of oppression to them.

(Dave Scherbenco/The Citizens' Voice via AP)If you’re like me, you were taught in grade school that Columbus was an awful person who killed peace-loving natives, and is a symbol for Western oppression. All rights reserved.

A genocide is deliberate mass murder with the goal of eradicating an ethnic or religious group, which is something Columbus never tried to do. I rather go to school then celebrate demeaning holiday that nobody should care about .We all learn how in 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue, but what we are failed to be told in 1st grade wearing our paper pilgrim hats is that months after he killed and raped the natives, started slavery, and in fact did not discover America. He was terrible to his crew and to the native people of America. He founded the place we live now. Fiestas, sometimes lasting several days, are held in the areas with large Indian populations. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. Christopher Columbus was an Italian sailor, born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. So annoying. Nobody else would have came over to America unless Columbus.