We Should Keep Columbus Day

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.

To start off, Indigenous People’s Day, or Columbus Day, Which do you prefer? First off, why is it called “Columbus Day”? Well, as stated earlier, it was named after Christopher Columbus, who as we believe today, “discovered” America. Many believe that it was him who founded the Americas, but really there could’ve been earlier settlers or even Native Americans who lived on those territories before Columbus made his way there. What is a pro of having this day named after Columbus? A source I found called “www.scholastic.com” stated, “ The holiday honoring Christopher Columbus's sighting of America on October 12, 1492, is observed in the states of the United States and also in parts of Canada, in Puerto Rico, and in some cities in Italy and Spain. Although Columbus was not the first explorer to set foot in the Western Hemisphere, his landing at San Salvador Island in what is now the Bahamas was very important. It opened the way for the settlement of America by Europeans.” So, basically we named this holiday after Columbus because it was assumed that he was one of the first to see and discover the Americas. Another source titled “www.osia.org” stated “Columbus Day celebrates the beginning of cultural exchange between America and Europe. After Columbus, came millions of European immigrants who brought their art, music, science, medicine, philosophy and religious principles to America.” From one’s point of view, it may look like Columbus did many great things that led to the development of America. But no one really knows what was at stake because of Columbus’ decisions. A con relating to the naming of Columbus Day is in a

Columbus Day is a holiday that celebrates Christopher Columbus an Italian explorer who sailed over 500 years ago with three ships from Spain across the Atlantic Ocean in a daring attempt to expand our knowledge of the known world in hopes of discovering new lands (Obama). He is credited with discovering the New World in 1492. Though this sounds honorable and inspiring, it was basically a search to find new lands in order to claim and take control of them, plunder their wealth, enslave their occupants and murder any who tried to stop him (Zinn). Since the United States is built on the beliefs of freedom, equality, peace, and humanity, I don’t feel that we should continue to honor and celebrate

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

Columbus Day shouldn 't be a holiday anymore because all the Indians he enslaved and killed during his voyage. Columbus had made a promise to bring back slaves, gold, copper, and girls to be used for sex. According to A Patriot 's History ... about 56 million people were killed

We should not celebrate Columbus day. We should not celebrate columbus day because columbus did not find amaria first people were already living there. In the article, It states, while others may have reached America before him. If people got there before columbus then he did not discover america. Most people celebrate columbus day because he discovered america if he did not discover america why should he get a holiday. columbus just found land he did not even go in america he just found land that already had people on it. In the text it states, if Columbus knew the United States had a holiday honoring him -- even though he never actually set foot in any of the now superpower's 50 states. Why should we celebrate some one who did not even step

The first reason why columbus day should be banned or changed is Christopher Columbus didn't actually discover America. Where he did land is in a unknown Caribbean island.Secondly during his interactions with the “indians” he used them for slavery and forced the Native Americans to convert to Christianity.Finally the last reason that Columbus Day should be banned or changed is that during the “age of exploration”, Columbus brought many different diseases to the native

Lately, there have been some questions to whether or not Columbus Day should be celebrated. This question is highly debateable, but the accomplishments of Columbus overcome any doubt to whether he should be celebrated. Columbus is one of the most recognized explorers ever, he was ambitious, intelligent, and dedicated. Columbus should have a day commemorating him, and that is self evident.

In 1492, Christopher Columbus, a Portuguese Explorer sailed from Spain to a region of islands called San Salvador. Every year, on the second Monday of October, Christopher Columbus is celebrated for his discovery of the Americas, however many believe that Columbus Day should not be celebrated. Americans should not continue to celebrate Columbus day because Columbus was unable to fulfil his motives of his voyages, he caused a lot of destruction and violence and he promoted slavery. Christopher Columbus was unable to fulfil his motives of sailing west to reach east, add anything new to European Knowledge and was wasn’t able to convert anyone in the new land to the Catholic Faith. He was also involved with slavery such as the slave trade, forced

Despite Christopher Columbus being celebrated as a hero for centuries, some of his actions would not be celebrated by many. For years Columbus has been considered the first to discover America, but research concludes that a Viking had discovered America long before he did. With more and more information about him popping up, should we really celebrate Columbus Day? Columbus has been given credit for discovering an already discovered country, enslaved the natives of America, and almost completely wiped out the Taino people.

Americans celebrate Columbus Day because people think he was the first European who found America. However, Columbus should not be celebrated because he destroyed the Native American civilization. He also brought Europeans from Spain to America and destroyed the natural environment. He also started the slave trade. Although he gave the Europeans a new place to explore, He should not be celebrated in America due to the reasons bellows.

Should we or should we not celebrate Columbus Day? …I THINK NOT! He may have opened the path for exploration for the Europeans, but he certainly didn’t find the Americas!!! Columbus was a Spanish explorer, that was looking for the Indies and he didn’t know about the Americas in between the two, so when he came to the Americas he figured that it's was the Indies. Really, if you look at it as if it happened in this time he would be considered a terrorist, because when he came to the Americas,or what he thought was the Indies, he planned on teaching them Christianity, well how he did that was not very pleasant.

Ever heard of Christopher Columbus? Do you celebrate Columbus Day? If you do either then you have probably heard of his “great” accomplishments, and if so have you heard about what he caused and did to get that fame. Christopher Columbus has done some terrible things like almost completing genocide. Celebrating Columbus Day is like thanking him for all the horrible things he has done. Christopher Columbus should be judged by today's standards because he had enslaved many natives to the West Indies when they had traded him things like gold for only silverware and plates. Columbus Day should be not be celebrated instead just be replaced because there are more cons than pros to his accomplishments, and also the West Indies, nor North America were

In 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502 Christopher Columbus sailed the Atlantic Ocean from Spain in search to find direct routes from Europe to Asia, Instead he found the Americas. Although he did not discover the New World his voyages marked the beginning of centuries of conquest and colonization's. Christopher Columbus had many unique things about his impact on our Country, not only "discovering" the New World, but also the crazy things that has happened to him. I believe the holiday we have named after him is false and is not needed. Christopher Columbus's story was told to us the Americas for many years, and for many years we did not know it was false and most of it was lie. Christopher Columbus was very untruthful about how he found the Americas, this is the true story.

Christopher Columbus is the reason many Native Americans lost their land, and even their lives, so why is Columbus Day a national holiday in the United States. This has been a common argument for people who disagree with the celebration of Christopher Columbus. Many people believe the United States should celebrate Indigenous People’s Day opposed to Columbus day. Their idea that Native Americans should be celebrated is a logical argument. Native Americans were in fact the first known residents of the United States. However, Christopher Columbus’ bravery and resiliency should not be forgotten. Columbus made an incredible discovery and opened many doors of opportunity for his people and many others. For this reason, Columbus Day should continue to be a holiday that is celebrated by the citizens of the United States.