It's not surprising that a state with the legacy of Spanish colonization would be critical of the controversial, Christopher Columbus. Why is he controversial you ask? First off, he never reached the current-day U.S. territory. Secondly, he did not "discover" a single thing, he explored and put claims on inhabited lands. He was convinced that he'd reached Asia, and took this inaccurate belief to the grave. He treated the inhabitants brutally, so much so, that the Spanish monarchs responible for the Crusades (Ferdinand and Isabella) even disapproved. Here's the real kicker, Columbus Day was only deemed a national holiday in 1937 when President Roosevelt wanted to win over the Italian vote and therefore picked an Italian to glorify. Many states have decided to forgo this celebration, and some have even declared it Native American Day to remember those who perished because of Columbus. Do you support Florida's boycott of this holiday? Watch the following clip for the full story. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/id=7424664n&tag=showDoorFlexGridRight;SunMoImageStackWednesday, October 10, 2012
Florida Boycotts Columbus Day: Hero or Villain?
It's not surprising that a state with the legacy of Spanish colonization would be critical of the controversial, Christopher Columbus. Why is he controversial you ask? First off, he never reached the current-day U.S. territory. Secondly, he did not "discover" a single thing, he explored and put claims on inhabited lands. He was convinced that he'd reached Asia, and took this inaccurate belief to the grave. He treated the inhabitants brutally, so much so, that the Spanish monarchs responible for the Crusades (Ferdinand and Isabella) even disapproved. Here's the real kicker, Columbus Day was only deemed a national holiday in 1937 when President Roosevelt wanted to win over the Italian vote and therefore picked an Italian to glorify. Many states have decided to forgo this celebration, and some have even declared it Native American Day to remember those who perished because of Columbus. Do you support Florida's boycott of this holiday? Watch the following clip for the full story. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/id=7424664n&tag=showDoorFlexGridRight;SunMoImageStack
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I believe we should not glorify him for his actions but for his "discovery" that fact that he connected the new world to the old world can't be looked down upon even though the means don't justify the cause, i agree with the fact that they change it to native american day and celebrate "El DIa de la Rasa" and we should still have the day off
ReplyDeleteIt's not letting me watch the video, I think the link is broken. I think that they should change Columbus Day to Native American day because honestly the Native american's did go through much agony and pain when Columbus began to colonize the land. I agree with Ronald that his discovery of connecting both worlds shouldn't be looked down upon and give the Native american's a day of recognition for what they have gone through.
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