Why Do We Celebrate Columbus Day

While reading information about Columbus Day and other days related to it, I learned many new facts that I did not know before. Personally, I would rather celebrate Indigenous People’s Day because Columbus did some bad things. In school, I never learned about all of the injustices committed by Columbus and other explorers of that age because they were only portrayed as heroes. I found that the Washington Post and history.com were the most reliable sources because they were an established publication before the internet and a trustworthy source for facts and information. In the article written by the Washington Post, I was shocked when I read that Christopher Columbus murdered, enslaved, and raped indigenous peoples in the Americas, and ruined an entire population. Some people, however, say that Columbus was an important figure in history, and without him, life as we know it could be very different because he discovered America for the Spanish, but not for some other civilizations. Although this may be true, Columbus killed and tortured many indigenous peoples. In textbooks, Columbus is credited for discovering America, and none of these horrific details are mentioned. In fact, Columbus was not the first person to discover America, according to the reading because many other people such as the …show more content…
Paul, Minn., and Olympia, Wash. I give them a lot of credit for breaking with tradition and not being afraid of speaking out about unpleasant historical events that many people are not aware of or overlook. Last year, Seattle was the first city to change the practice and celebrate Indigenous People’s Day, and the others followed. Indigenous Day is not only meant to recognize native persons and their current status. Possibly the entire nation will choose to eliminate Columbus