Columbus Day

Columbus Day

Christopher Columbus was an explorer and navigator, he was the son of a wool merchant. He was born in Genoa in about 1951, when he was a teenager he got a job on a merchant ship. Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498, and 1502. He was determined to find a water route west from Europe and Asia. On August 3, 1492, Columbus and his crew sailed on three ships: The Nina, The Pinta, and The Santa Maria. In May 1498 Christopher was arrested  when he returned to Hispaniola, the colonists had staged a bloody revolt against his two brothers: Bartolomeo and Diego. It was so bad that Spanish authorities had to send a new governor in to take over. In 1502 Columbus had been cleared of the serious charges and went to the Spanish King to pay one last trip, the king agreed, and later when Columbus returned he died in 1506. Columbus Day is the day we celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus and his arrival in the Americas October 12, 1492. The landing day is celebrated in the United States, as the Dia de la Hispanidad. Many Italian Americans celebrate this day as their heritage.

Reflection: I think this day is an important day but also a day full of sorrow because of the way African Americans. These people were treated as slaves, they were misjudged and mistreated.