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Let's Take Back Columbus Day
- hugh3 16y agoI've always been confused by why Columbus Day wasn't seen as the "hispanic" equivalent of Martin Luther King day (and why they needed to invent Cesar Chavez Day as a substitute). While Columbus himself was Italian rather than Hispanic, his expedition was basically a Spanish one, undertaken by Spain for the benefit of Spain, and which led directly to the Spanish dominance of the southern half of the Americas. If there's a good day to celebrate Hispanic heritage it's Columbus Day.