Why Do We Celebrate Columbus

Columbus never even walked on what we now call the United States of America. Where ever he did land, he was motivated only by his own greed. Columbus came for the gold, spices, and slaves. In his diary, he mentioned gold 75 times just in the first two weeks, alone (Katz 13). Indians who weren’t able to find gold, were punished by having their hands cut off. Most slaves died en route to Spain. Many Indian females were taken as sex slaves, some as young as nine and ten years old. Columbus forced cooperation from the Indians by disfiguring them and using them as examples. Even worse, he used hunting dogs to tear the Indians apart. Many natives committed suicide, and murdered their own children to save them from such a horrible life. Those who survived the voyage were worked to death. Still, another huge portion of these Indians died from disease brought over by Columbus and his

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.

Columbus was an italian explorer who took four voyages across the atlantic ocean. Columbus day should be celebrated because he brought attention to america, its history as one of the oldest holidays. He brought attention to america because of its legacy, discovery of america, and having no change in growth in the population for thousands of years. It also had a great history because of the reason it started, why it was honored, and because of how many years it's been celebrated.

“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.

Christopher Columbus may have first left his mark on the Americas in the 15th century, but the United States didn’t establish a federal holiday in his honor until 1937 (Dan Fitcher). Commissioned by Spanish king Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to explore Asia, Columbus instead sailed to the new world in 1492 (Dan Fitcher). He first come ashore in the Bahamas later making his way to Cuba and the island of Hispaniola (now home of Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Believing that he had located China and Japan, Columbus founded the first Spanish colony in the Americas with the help of nearly 40 crew members. The following spring he presented Queen Isabella and King

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.

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

Columbus Day! The second Monday in October. A day celebrating Christopher Columbus, which everyone rejoices because no work! A cherished day off. However, keep in mind what we are celebrating on this day. The man who this day honors, celebrates, glorifies, is no hero. He did not discover America. He was not, in any way, a person who should be respected or honored. In celebrating Columbus Day, we are celebrating a man whose true legacy is of genocide, rape, and enslavement. We need to no longer celebrate Columbus Day as a country because it glorifies a murderer and tyrant who not only directly

Columbus Day marks the point in time which Christopher Columbus came to the “New World” in his quest of finding a shorter route to the Indies. On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus accidentally made history by being the first known European explorer to set foot in North America. Columbus paved the path of formation for our nation, and we should commemorate this achievement with a school vacation day. Christopher Columbus was a very brave man and was never afraid to go into uncharted territory. “During his lifetime, Columbus led a total of four expeditions to the New World, discovering various Caribbean islands, the Gulf of Mexico, and the South and Central American mainlands” ("Columbus Reaches the New World"). By accomplishing this, Columbus

The national holiday, Columbus Day, is a day honoring Christopher Columbus. I believe that Columbus isn’t worthy of this holiday because of how he treated the Native Americans. When he found the Americas and met the Native Americans, he murdered, enslaved, tortured, robbed, kidnapped, and forced the native people out of there homes. Columbus wanted all of the and its resources for Europe and didn’t care what he had to do to get it. While doing this, Columbus brought over foreign diseases such as smallpox, yellow fever, and the flu. This killed off a lot of the native popultion. Columbus also forced the native people to become Christian, instead of what they believed in. If you think about it, Christopher Columbus doesn’t deserve a holiday.

As Columbus Day approaches, it is important to remember the significance of the holiday to different ethnic groups in United States. I can never remember where Columbus is from. Now I know it is not only an error of my memory, but also Columbus’ own “pan-European mercenary’’ identity. I knew that Columbus’ legacy is a controversial one, but until I listened to the podcast, I did not know how much he meant to the Italian and Irish communities. I never thought Columbus being a Catholic would be of use to anything besides appeasing Queen Isabella, ------ It’s interesting how the immigrants of the United States embraced the legacy of Columbus and thought of him as a “founding father of sorts.”

Ever since we were children we were taught the story of Christopher Columbus, of how he valiantly ventured into the unknown, discovered new lands, enhanced trade, and inspired many other explorers. He seemed a hero back then, a man of great accomplishments. Our country wouldn’t be here without him, after all. However, we are rarely taught about the other side of the story, about the abuse of the native people of the lands Columbus “discovered” and about the greed and violence tied in with his voyages. Christopher Columbus was not a man that should be celebrated, despite his success in inspiring an age of exploration and expansion.

Do you know why people celebrate the Columbus day and who start it? People establish celebrating the Columbus day because Christopher Columbus found the new land so king and queen of spain want to other people memorizing the Columbus’s goal. And in 1979, when is the 300th anniversary of the landing, United States start the celebrate the Columbus day in the New York City. Columbus day is historical holiday and people celebrate at the the second monday in october. Many people celebrate the holiday but some people disagree with the celebrate the Columbus day because Columbus was take the seed and gold from the Indigenous by something that is not peaceful way.

The culture in America is more polarizing than ever. People debate complex ideas and issues every day, yet few and fewer people are sitting on the fence or in middle ground. Most people find themselves on one end of the spectrum or another. One such debate that more recently exists in the United States of America resolves around Columbus Day. This day used to be just any ordinary day; however, it has now become a highly contested day that some have even banned from being celebrated. Furthermore, the debate of Columbus Day, orientates itself around some confusion. Is it a day to celebrate Columbus and all that he did – the good and the bad or is it something to celebrate something else? And can people separate the bad from the good? Therefore, in an effort to clear up the confusion about Columbus Day, William J. Connell writes an excellent article summarizing why Americans need a holiday like Columbus Day and the real reason to celebrate.

When Columbus first saw the people on the island he thought of them as servants. He wanted to bring back home with him six of them to show they could learn their language and that they would want to become Christians. In other islands he did kidnap some. On one voyage he took ten to twenty-five of American Indians. Not all of them arrived