Columbus' Day Parade Party
Published: 14 October 2013 By Abiodun Giwa
A section of the parade (Courtesy: nyc.go.com)
As always on the second October of every year, Americans are on the street this Monday remembering Christopher Columbus' 1492 arrival in the Americas. It is Columbus’ day; a day that Columbus is remembered for his role in the discovery of the United States of America. Columbus’ search for wealth that pivoted his voyage, ideally points to the idealism that every human endeavor and achievement begins with a resolution and a decision toward actualizing a dream. Truly, there are many who believe that Columbus’s story is rich in determination, endurance, perseverance and commitment.
Many among high school and college graduates across America who have studied Columbus’ history attest to these virtues in Columbus, saying they characterized his daring voyage to the New World after suffering rejections for support from three major powers.
He eventually got the ears of the Spanish throne, along with his continuous forth and backward journeys, he eventually settled down – the last was a decision that entailed health hazards at that time. Historian Martin Dugard was quoted by Wikipedia that he wrote, “Columbus claim to fame isn’t that he got there first, but that he stayed.”
America remembers Columbus as the discoverer of the land. Originally Christophorus Columbus; Christoforo Colombos in Italian and Christobal Colon in Spanish, he named the inhabitants of his early contact as Indo (Spanish for India) in an area called Hispaniola, comprising today’s sovereign nations of Dominican Republic and Haiti.
The location for Columbus' day parade in New York is through 5th Avenue to 44 street. This year is the 69th Columbus day parade that has started in 1969. However, government shutdown has taken out the West Point Band attendance.
The location for Columbus' day parade in New York is through 5th Avenue to 44 street. This year is the 69th Columbus day parade that has started in 1969. However, government shutdown has taken out the West Point Band attendance.
Columbus first traveled from Spain on a voyage in search of a new land to avoid competition with other powers over Africa and Asia. He arrived in the Americas, a land hardly traveled, where he made a permanent abode. Columbus’ decision to remain in America explained his fortitude; one that had made him an American icon, gave him a recognition as discoverer of the land, despite the presence of an indigenous population in the land before his arrival and another European voyager who came, saw and left.
Columbus’ commitment to live in the Americas brought the islands to the forefront of the Western attention, culminating in the interests various European countries expressed in that part of the world and the eventual competition for spheres of influence, just like it happened among them in Africa and Asia, enabling latter day stories about immigration.
Incidentally, his American memorial, second Monday of every October; comes within a period that is also the Hispanic Heritage Month, actually a crowning for the latter, which ends a day after the American celebration, making it a climax in the celebration of a man many would wish to step into his shoes. Sunday before the second Monday is usually the Spanish day, a climax of activities that usually begin on September 15 and end October 15 witnessing concerts, family day mixed with structure of Salsa Music; the next family day event involves Hispanics in Science and Aerospace and their contributions to the industry and followed by Gallery Talk.
Many among high school and college graduates across America who have studied Columbus’ history attest to these virtues in Columbus, saying they characterized his daring voyage to the New World after suffering rejections for support from three major powers.
He eventually got the ears of the Spanish throne, along with his continuous forth and backward journeys, he eventually settled down – the last was a decision that entailed health hazards at that time. Historian Martin Dugard was quoted by Wikipedia that he wrote, “Columbus claim to fame isn’t that he got there first, but that he stayed.”
America remembers Columbus as the discoverer of the land. Originally Christophorus Columbus; Christoforo Colombos in Italian and Christobal Colon in Spanish, he named the inhabitants of his early contact as Indo (Spanish for India) in an area called Hispaniola, comprising today’s sovereign nations of Dominican Republic and Haiti.
The location for Columbus' day parade in New York is through 5th Avenue to 44 street. This year is the 69th Columbus day parade that has started in 1969. However, government shutdown has taken out the West Point Band attendance.
The location for Columbus' day parade in New York is through 5th Avenue to 44 street. This year is the 69th Columbus day parade that has started in 1969. However, government shutdown has taken out the West Point Band attendance.
Columbus first traveled from Spain on a voyage in search of a new land to avoid competition with other powers over Africa and Asia. He arrived in the Americas, a land hardly traveled, where he made a permanent abode. Columbus’ decision to remain in America explained his fortitude; one that had made him an American icon, gave him a recognition as discoverer of the land, despite the presence of an indigenous population in the land before his arrival and another European voyager who came, saw and left.
Columbus’ commitment to live in the Americas brought the islands to the forefront of the Western attention, culminating in the interests various European countries expressed in that part of the world and the eventual competition for spheres of influence, just like it happened among them in Africa and Asia, enabling latter day stories about immigration.
Incidentally, his American memorial, second Monday of every October; comes within a period that is also the Hispanic Heritage Month, actually a crowning for the latter, which ends a day after the American celebration, making it a climax in the celebration of a man many would wish to step into his shoes. Sunday before the second Monday is usually the Spanish day, a climax of activities that usually begin on September 15 and end October 15 witnessing concerts, family day mixed with structure of Salsa Music; the next family day event involves Hispanics in Science and Aerospace and their contributions to the industry and followed by Gallery Talk.
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