The Importance Of Columbus Day On America

A common belief about Christopher Columbus was that he discovered the United States, in 1492. According to Michael Berliner, this is not the politically correct view because before Columbus arrived, many individuals had settled in America (Source D). These indigenous people were considered American Indians, mostly consisting of Indian, Chinese, and Mongolian individuals. When Columbus arrived in America, the natives looked up to Columbus and his people because

Columbus Day is a holiday widely celebrated throughout the Americas. It is a holiday commemorating the voyage, Christopher Columbus made for when he landed in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492. “Christopher Columbus was an Italian-born explorer who set sail in August 1492, bound for Asia with backing from the Spanish monarchs King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.” His voyage was so successful that when he returned to Spain, he came with goods that the Europeans had never seen. The discovery of new merchandise brought about the Age of Exploration and in 1937, October 12th was officially named Columbus Day and nationally celebrated in the United States by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The arrival of Columbus in 1492 has been viewed with mixed feelings with others believing the day should be viewed as an occasion for mourning. Some activists advocate for the day to be replaced with a day for ethnic diversity. The belief that he discovered America is not to say that he was the first to set his eyes on America, it meant that he opened up America to new opportunities. This was by bringing America to the attention of the New World by bringing the civilization of Western Europe to its residents. It was the discoveries of Columbus that led to an interaction of ideas and people and different cultures that made America what it is today.

When Columbus sailed to prove that the world was round, according to the website Livescience.com, he was late by two-thousand years. Ancient Greek mathematicians already have already proved that the world was round and not flat. Also according to this website, Columbus’s education was self taught and he believed that Europe was wider, and that Japan was further away from China’s coast. These are the reasons that he was going to try and find shorter trade route to Asia. When a student hears Columbus’ name they may instantly think that he was the first person to discover America. Although there were millions of Native Americans who were living in the New World, Columbus is the man who is getting all of the credit for finding the New World. There were also other travelers who had discovered America before Christopher Columbus.

In the year 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue to discover a new world. Today we celebrate the fact that he found the New World and proved that the world was not round. But should we really have a holiday to celebrate a sequence of false information, racism, and punishments?

“In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue”, these words are taught all around the states and are meant to help teach and remember the year that the now notorious Christopher Columbus went on his renowned exploration. Columbus was an Italian that was sent by the Queen and King of Spain to find riches in other lands, and during this voyage he stumbled onto the Americas. During his time in the Americas he enslaved the Native Americans, forced Christianity onto them and brought over diseases that would result in the eventual deaths of Native American. For a long period of time though, Columbus was known as the “man who discovered America”, nothing more. Now he is thought of as a murderer and a thief for stealing the land and lives of many Native Americans.

Some say that Columbus Day shouldn't be a holiday or that the name should be changed, I believe that we should get rid of the holiday. When you are little, you are taught Christopher Columbus discovered America and he's a good person; however, in reality, none of that is true. Columbus didn't discover America, he found some islands in the Caribbean like Haiti and Cuba. In addition, he treated the Natives there with harsh cruelties. Columbus also brought over diseases that lead to the death of many natives because they weren't exposed to measles, influenza, small pox. “Christopher Columbus introduced two phenomena that revolutionized race relations and

In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean and discovered what we now know as the Americas… or so it’s been taught. In all actuality, there were already Native people who had been living in the continents for thousands of years. Since 1937, the US has used this “discovery” as a holiday known as Columbus Day to celebrate a man who established the beginning of colonization of the New World. While Columbus did begin the colonization of the Americas, he was not the one who discovered them. History tends to be told from the privileged perspective which is why it’s taught that Columbus discovered these lands. The celebration of Columbus Day promotes the idea of colonization and the marginalization of Native Americans; people also believe it

The majority of school districts in the U.S. call of school for Columbus Day to honor the “discoverer of our country”. Not only do we falsely idolize this man, but many do not know the horrors that were done unto the Native

Columbus Day is a day on the second Monday of October that recognizes the exploration of America. Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who worked in the Spanish government who came to the island of Hispaniola in pursuit of finding a shorter route to India. This controversial holiday sparks many argument about why we shouldn’t have the holiday and others defending the holiday. The good does not make for a good argument against all the bad that the day represents, including: taking a land that was not his, the brutal genocide of Natives, and the enslavement of Natives for illogical reasons.

Columbus day should not be celebrated because he was part of the Columbia exchange which traded people, animals, and foods. He also had a great thirst for gold like many other explorers. he has also been accused for spreading smallpox and the flu, which killed 70 to 80 percent of the population of the Native American's, but this happen over many decades. holding Columbus responsible is not very logical but some people still believe it because he traveled all over the world and he could have picked up a disease that didn't harm people but could harm a person with a lower immune system from another country. he also called the Spaniards wild, starving, beasts because they tried to take over the Indian's which Christopher Columbus discovered. King

My honest opinion is that children of today’s generation should NOT be taught to celebrate a day for an evil man like Christopher Columbus. His entire voyage was a lie. He was searching for China but found the New World. When he arrived, he met dark skinned beings. He gave them the name Indians. These Indians helped Columbus and his crew survive and find gold on their lands. Then Columbus decided to try and enslave these Indians so his crew wouldn’t have to work. Columbus Day should not be celebrated in an evil man’s memory.

Every year on October 8th, we have a day where we celebrate Christopher Columbus for discovering America or arriving in the Americas. As early as elementary school, kids are taught that Columbus was indeed the individual who first discovered America, this is obviously not that case. Kids and even some adults are lead to believe that Columbus discovered America, this is obviously a lie and on top of that, there is a national holiday commemorating Columbus as if he was a great man that went to sea to discover new lands. This is not the case and something should change regarding this topic. The federal government should rename Columbus Day to Indigenous People Day because Columbus is a big misconception, he didn't actually discover America, he simply landed there and took advantage of Natives, but the Natives don't get commemorated, Columbus does for all the wrong reasons.

In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue in America we celebrate Columbus Day in honor of him being the second person to find American. He is remembered for all of the supposed good things he did, he yet we never speak about the trustees that Columbus has committed.

Columbus actually discovered the West Indies and America thriving with civilization. The natives there he wrote were “fearful and timid” and their land would be easily conquered by Spain. He took observations of what he believed to be Asia and described it as lush, rich, and fertile.