SHAME, SHAME ON THOSE WHO DISHONOR CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

By Howie Katz

 

 

Today is Columbus Day, the day we honor the great and brave explorer, Christopher Columbus. 

On August 3, 1492, when Columbus first set out from Spain on a westward route to India, most people believed the earth was flat and that his ships would fall off the edge of the world. But on October 12, 1492, Columbus and his crew landed on an island in the Bahamas that he named San Salvador.

 

On October 12, 1492, Columbus and his crew landed on an island in the Bahamas that he named San Salvador.

 

 

But instead of honoring Columbus like they should, leftists have rewritten history by falsely accusing him of enslaving the indigenous people of the Americas. They have defaced and destroyed statues of him and have renamed schools and public facilities that had been named in his honor.

 

 

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A statue of Christopher Columbus was torn down at the Minnesota State Capitol on June 11, 2020.

A statue of Christopher Columbus lies in Fountain Lake after it was torn down on June 11, 2020 where the statue stood for decades at Byrd Park in Richmond, Virginia

 

Columbus never mistreated or enslaved any of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. That was done by the Spanish explorers who came after Columbus. 

The second Monday of October is officially designated as a federal holiday in honor of Columbus. But many places have eliminated Columbus Day and replaced it with Indigenous Peoples Day.

Christopher Columbus rightfully deserves an honored place in history and shame, shame on those who would deny him that.