Columbus
Day is an annual celebration that remembers Christoper Columbus’ arrival to the
Americas on October 12th, 1492. Columbus Day is held each year on the second Monday of
October.
Columbus Day,
which is annually on the second Monday of October, remembers Christopher
Columbus‘ arrival to the Americas on October 12, 1492.
Instead
of landing in the Indies, Columbus landed at what is now the Caribbean Islands;
called Guanahani by the Indians and deemed San Salvador by Columbus. Columbus,
however, believed he had reached Asia. He died in 1506 still believing he had
found a route to the New World.
Columbus
was searching for a new route that would allow ships to bring spices from Asia
to Europe.
He
sailed with a 90 man crew on three ships which were called the Santa Maria, the
Nina, and the Pinta. They sailed for two long months that were filled with
sickness, famine, and exhaustion.
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