<P> Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus 's arrival in the Americas on October 12 , 1492 . The landing is celebrated as `` Columbus Day '' in the United States , as `` Día de la Raza '' ( `` Day of the Race '' ) in some countries in Latin America , as `` Día de la Hispanidad '' and `` Fiesta Nacional '' in Spain , where it is also the religious festivity of la Virgen del Pilar , as Día de las Américas ( Day of the Americas ) in Belize and Uruguay , as Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural ( Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity ) in Argentina , and as Giornata Nazionale di Cristoforo Colombo or Festa Nazionale di Cristoforo Colombo in Italy as well as in Little Italys around the world . As the day of remembrance of Our Lady of the Pillar , 12 October had been declared a religious feast day throughout the Spanish Empire in 1730 ; the secular Fiesta de la Raza Española was first proposed by Faustino Rodríguez - San Pedro y Díaz - Argüelles in 1913 . </P>
<P> Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus 's arrival in the Americas on October 12 , 1492 . The landing is celebrated as `` Columbus Day '' in the United States , as `` Día de la Raza '' ( `` Day of the Race '' ) in some countries in Latin America , as `` Día de la Hispanidad '' and `` Fiesta Nacional '' in Spain , where it is also the religious festivity of la Virgen del Pilar , as Día de las Américas ( Day of the Americas ) in Belize and Uruguay , as Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural ( Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity ) in Argentina , and as Giornata Nazionale di Cristoforo Colombo or Festa Nazionale di Cristoforo Colombo in Italy as well as in Little Italys around the world . As the day of remembrance of Our Lady of the Pillar , 12 October had been declared a religious feast day throughout the Spanish Empire in 1730 ; the secular Fiesta de la Raza Española was first proposed by Faustino Rodríguez - San Pedro y Díaz - Argüelles in 1913 . </P>
when is el dia de la raza celebrated
when is el dia de la raza celebrated
October 12 , 1492
October 12 , 1492