Columbus Day History

Sebastiano del Piombo
painted this portrait
thirteen years after
Columbus's death.

Columbus Day Holiday ,commemorates Christopher Columbus's Discovery Of America in 1492. It became a federal holiday in 1971.
This Holiday is celebrated on Oct 12th throughout United States,
parts of Canada and some Latin American countries.

It usually is just a three day weekend with no special thrills.
Though other holidays are full of festivities this day has no man dressed like Columbus
There are no decorations hanging from trees or houses decorated like his three ships.

New York City ,In 1792, celebrated the 300th anniversary of the landing.
This became the first Columbus Day celebration in United States.
One Hundred years later in 1892, President Benjamin Harrison called upon
the people of the United States to celebrate Columbus Day.
Columbus Day has been celebrated annually since 1920.
 

I'M Sure, everyone know what his three ships were named Nina,
 Pinta and the Santa Maria and every one knows his first sighting was in the southern Caribbean isles.  So it brings us to know why other countries celebrate his discovery of America.
In Latin America the Celebration ceremonies feature speeches, parades, and colorful fiestas to honor Spanish heritage.


When Columbus reached his destiny on the last surviving ship to complete the voyage without turning back.
The Santa Maria the heaviest ship made the passage safely.
Once he arrived ,he did not declare the land he discovered  as Columbus after his name.
He set no foot on the soil   though he declare his  discovery to Spain.
Though many monuments honor him.
Some towns ,buildings, and streets bare his name to commemorate his triumph and glory.
In the Republic of Colombia in South America and the District of Columbia in the United States
the word derived from his name.
Columbia has been used as a poetic personification of many outstanding institutions
In the United States .
The Columbus Memorial Library in Washington, D.C., contains about 350,000 volumes
on the American republics.