Columbus Day

Columbus day is celebrated on October 10. We celebrate this holiday because he was the "first"person to "discover" the Americas, or New World as it was known as at that time. Christopher Columbus actually discovered the Americas on accident. His original plan was to sail west in order to find a faster shipment route to the eastern part of India. Columbus was able to sail to America using celestial navigation, he and his crew sailed in three ships, the most notable one being the Santa Maria. He was a Spanish explorer and as he sail west he landed in America in the year 1492.  When he landed he believed it was India and called the native Americans Indians, this why in today time we sometimes refer Native Americans as Indians. Although it is believed Christopher is the first person to discover America, it has been proven wrong. Leif Erickson, a viking explorer, was actually the first person to visit the Americas. Ironically we celebrate his holiday the day before. Columbus then reported his findings back to his country and this went on to create a new era of exploration in the western hemisphere, which was lead by the French, English, Spanish, and Portuguese. I personally believe it is a shame that Columbus is the one who gets all the credit for "discovering" america when in actuality it was Leif Erickson. There were also previous Chinese explorers that had arrived before. Although  I do admire the craftsmen ship of the Santa Maria (See picture Below)  I do not like this holiday for those reasons.  
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