Columbus Day

Christopher Columbus was an explorer and navigator, he was born in 1452 in the republic of Genoa, Italy. When he went into the Atlantic Ocean in 1476 he almost died. He participated in several other adventures to Africa. He was determined to find a new water route west from Europe to Asia. Though he didn’t really discover the new world millions of people already lived there. He has been credited for opening up the Americas to European colonization. In 1492 Columbus left Spain in the Santa Maria, with the Pinta and Nina along the side. Christopher Columbus day is a U.S holiday that represents the landing of Christopher Columbus in the new world on October 12, 1492. It wasn’t celebrated in all states or cities as early as the 18th century, but didn’t become a holiday until 1937. Although, many cities and states are shifting away from celebrating Christopher Columbus day because they are finding out the real history behind Christopher Columbus. My thoughts over Christopher Columbus are that he discovered many things that we probably wouldn’t know today but we do now and we get to learn more about history.