The president of the United States, Donald Trumphis intention to “recover” the Columbus daywhich is celebrated uninterruptedly in the United States at the federal level on the second Monday of October since 1971, after “the attempts of the Democrats to destroy Christopher Columbus”.
“I will recover Columbus Day among their ashes. Democrats have done everything possible to destroy Christopher Columbus, his reputation, and all the Italians who want it so much,” he said in reference to the tradition of the tradition of the Italo-American community to celebrate the date.
In addition, he referred to the actions of indigenous activists and the denunciation of colonialism that “have demolished their statues to impose their ‘progre’ position or, worse, nothing at all.”
“Now they will be happy because Cristóbal will have an important return. For this Cristóbal Colón day With the same standards, dates and locations that he has had for many decades, ”he added.
He Columbus Day It has been celebrated at the federal level since 1971 after decades of claims, mainly from the Italo-State Community, which remembered in particular the death by lynching from Once Italians in New Orleans in 1891 during a wave of reason against immigrants.
Columbus’s day was originally promoted as a response to the anti -immigrant and anti -switched feeling faced by the Italian Americans at the end of the 19th century. However, the reevaluation of his legacy has led to debates about the relevance of his celebration in the current context.
Trump’s predecessor, Joe Bidendid not repeal the Columbus dayalthough it promoted the celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day On that same day. On previous occasions, Trump has declared himself a defender of the “American way of life that began with Christopher Columbus.”
In recent years, and throughout the United States, the legacy of the country’s founders and other historical figures such as Columbus has been questioned in the framework of movement protests Black Lives Matter (Black lives matter) to criticize systematic racism, massively revived after the death of African -American George Floyd at the hands of the police in Mineapolis.
Thus, American cities have withdrawn statues and monuments that honored figures from the Confederate states and also statues of Christopher Columbus or the Spanish conqueror Juan de Oñate.
Columbus’s celebration in the United States has been subject to a sustained debate that reflects historical and cultural tensions. Established as a federal holiday in 1937, the day commemorates the Arrival of Christopher Columbus to America in 1492. However, for many, it symbolizes the beginning of European colonization and subsequent injustices towards indigenous peoples. Criticism towards the figure of Columbus indicate their participation in acts of violence, slavery and exploitation of native populations.
In response to these concerns, various cities and states have chosen to replace or complement the Columbus Day with the Indigenous Peoples Day. This initiative seeks to recognize and honor the cultures and contributions of the original peoples.
On October 12, 1492, the three ships with those Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean They robbed for the first time on the coast of San Salvador, now Watling Island in the Bahamas.
Colón And their crew decided that name in thanks for touching land after spending weeks at sea. In English the holiday is known as Columbus Day (Columbus Day) and the Second Monday of October to try to make it as close as possible to day 12.
Cristóbal Colón He arrived in America leading an expedition sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, Isabel I of Castilla y Fernando II of Aragonwho were looking for an alternative commercial route to India, from where Asia’s own spices.
(With information from Europa press)
