As an America, I find it really insulting and honestly revolting that we celebrate Columbus Day, for a few reasons.


1: Christopher Columbus was a conquistador, which means conqueror, who conquered lands and people by imposing his religion on them and demanding riches by forcefully taking


2: He set out for India (to get their spices for his own wealth) and mistakingly landed in Haiti because he literally went the wrong way.


3: In Haiti, he demanded gold from the locals and enslaved them. If they didn't give him gold, he slaughtered them. If they didn't give him enough, he cut their ears off.


Christopher Columbus was a bastard and an insanely selfish person. We celebrate this as Americans?

As a Mexico, I completely agree.

However brutal it may have been at that time and age, it still is of historical importance. Whether one wants to celebrate it or not, must be entirely up to the individual. Just opt not to do it, if you find that the reason for celebrating it doesn't fit you (e.g. The discoveries of Americas, altho we Vikings where the first foreigners anyways hehe)

Really though - no one "celebrates" Columbus Day here, do they? Just about every day on the calendar is "something day." It doesn't mean we really celebrate or honor it.


Thirty, forty years ago it was a different story - I remember it was (might still be in some places) a reason to have a big sale on used cars. But that was about it.