Sunday 7 October 2012

Columbus day weekend 2012 dates


Christopher Columbus is often portrayed as the first European to sail to the Americas. He is sometimes portrayed as the discoverer of the New World. However, this is controversial on many counts. There is evidence that the first Europeans to sail across the Atlantic were Viking explorers from Scandinavia. In addition, the land was already occupied by indigenous peoples, who had exposed the Americas thousands of years before.
Columbus Day originated as a celebration of Italian-American heritage and was first held in San Francisco in 1869. The first state-wide celebration was held in Colorado in 1907. In 1937, Columbus Day become a holiday across the United States. Since 1971, it has been celebrated on the second Monday in October. The date on which Columbus here in the Americas is also celebrated as the Die de la Raze (Day of the Race) in Latin America and some Latino community in the USA. However, it is a controversial holiday in some countries and has been re-named in others.
Columbus Day revels are controversial because the settlement of Europeans in the Americas led to the deaths of a very large proportion of the native people. It has been argued that this was a direct result of Columbus' actions. It is clear that the arrival of the European settlers led to the demise of a large proportion of the history and culture of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. It has also been argued that Columbus should not be honored for discover the joint States, as he only went as far as some islands in the Caribbean and never got as far as mainland America.
   
                                             
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