Columbus Day, October 12th, commemorates the day Christopher Columbus brought Western Civilization to the New World. All New World nation-states, incuding both Mexico and the U.S. – are results of that.
In Spain, Columbus Day is known as Día de la Hispanidad (Day of Hispanicity). In Spanish-speaking Latin American countries it was traditionally known as Día de la Raza, Day of the Race, referring to the Mestizo Race, produced by a fusion of Spaniards and Indians.
In recent years though, in Spanish-speaking Latin America just as in the U.S.A., Columbus’ stock has been going down.
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Article by Allan Wall, published October 13th, 2024, on Mexico News Report.
Tags: AMLO, Claudia Sheinbaum, Columbus Day, Mexican History, Mexican National Question