{"id":2060202,"date":"2023-10-09T06:42:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T10:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-americans-should-celebrate-columbus-day\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T06:46:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T10:46:02","slug":"why-americans-should-celebrate-columbus-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-americans-should-celebrate-columbus-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Columbus Day: A Reason for Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-americans-should-celebrate-columbus-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2060202&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2>The Real Christopher Columbus: A Hero Worth Celebrating<\/h2>\n<p>Few today know much about the real Christopher Columbus, an exemplary \u2063figure worthy of celebrating for many reasons. He was born in 1451 in the port city of Genoa, now part of Italy, named Cristofor Colombo. It has been said he chose to \u200ccall\u200d himself Christopher Columbus because he liked what this name meant. In Latin, Columbus means <em>dove,<\/em> while Christopher means\u2062 <em>Christ-bearer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Some modern-day revisionist historians have taken cheap shots at Columbus, taking a chapter out \u2062of Lenin in charging him with being an imperialist. Others \u2062blame Columbus for unfair treatment of indigenous people without taking\u2064 into consideration the mix of his Spanish machismo crew encountering ruthless tribes that included cannibals and the brutal Aztecs. These contributed to the \u200dforce needed to\u2063 survive.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Discovering the New World<\/h3>\n<p>In fact, Columbus never set foot on or even saw any territory that later\u2064 became\u2063 part of the continental United States. Columbus\u2019s four \u200bexpeditions to the New World between 1492 and 1504 \u200dwere focused exclusively \u2064on Caribbean islands and territories that are now Latin America\u2014Central America and South America. In discovering the New World, he opened the door to exploration and colonization of those new territories by Europeans who \u200dfollowed. This is\u200c his prime legacy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Columbus left voluminous writings that reveal what\u200c motivated him. He was the\u2063 consummate self-made man, at an early age going to sea \u200bcrewing on various ships. As an inspired Christian, Columbus was deeply affected by the militant face of Islam \u2062at the eastern end\u2063 of the Mediterranean that blockaded Europe\u2019s important trade with the Orient. Then he felt God\u2019s conviction to find a\u2062 western sea route, knowing\u200d it\u2063 would have far-reaching benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Columbus faced death numerous times. When the \u2062Flemish-flagged ship on which he was crew was attacked and sunk off the coast of Portugal, he survived by \u2062sheer determination, finding\u200b some flotation debris and then kicking his way to shore some five miles\u200b away way. For a seafarer with his ambition and vision, \u200dthere was no better country on which\u2062 to \u2063wash up than Portugal, a nation with the world\u2019s most \u200dadvanced tools of\u2064 navigation and map-making.<\/p>\n<p>There, he learned about celestial\u2063 navigation, which confirmed his confidence to sail west \u201caround\u201d the\u2064 world to India and the Spice Islands. By his late thirties, his \u201ccalling\u201d came, recorded \u200din his diary: \u201cIt was the Lord who put into\u2064 my mind, [and] I \u200bcould feel his hand upon me\u2026that it would be possible to sail from here to the Indies.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Support and Discovery<\/h3>\n<p>Recognizing the cost of\u2063 such a voyage required state sponsorship, Columbus\u2062 spent the next six years traipsing across Europe seeking support from sovereignties of the leading maritime countries, only to find rejection and ridicule. Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand \u2063of Spain turned down Columbus several times. But because of his Christian faith, seafaring skills, and conviction about finding a westward passage, and his brave willingness to lead \u200dan\u200b armed flotilla to rescue the Church of the Holy Sepulchre from Muslim hands in the eastern Mediterranean, they had \u2063a change of heart.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Few years in history have been punctuated by such pivotal events as 1492. It was in that year that Christendom\u2014still suffering from the loss \u200dof Constantinople to the \u2064Muslim Turks 40 years prior\u2014drove Islam out of Spain and Europe, with Isabella and Ferdinand playing the pivotal \u200crole. They then decided to support Christian \u2062expansion and finance Columbus\u2019s exploration \u2063and evangelistic expedition.<\/p>\n<p>In his first voyage of three ships\u2014the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria\u2014after being at sea for two months Columbus faced\u200b an\u200d anxious crew. They believed landfall should have been made weeks before. When they became mutinous and threatened to heave Columbus \u2062overboard if he did not agree to \u200bturn back, Columbus\u2063 turned to God.<\/p>\n<p>In his personal diary, Columbus recorded that God inspired him \u200bto \u200bmake a \u200ddeal with his Spanish crew and stake his life on it. He asked for three more \u2063days, and if land\u2063 was not \u200bsighted, the crew \u200bcould do with him as they wished.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>The Discovery of a New World<\/h3>\n<p>As Providence would have it, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-timeline-of-2020-election-investigations\/\" title=\"2020 Election Investigations: Timeline of Donald Trump's Indictment\">early \u200dmorning hours<\/a> of the third day on October \u200c12, under\u2063 the light of the moon and the stars, the lookout from the ship Pinta, shouted out the siting of land. Assuming it was an island to the east of India or China, Columbus had no idea that he was about to discover\u200d a new\u2064 part of the world\u2014the island outskirts of a massive continent\u2014far from \u2062the Orient.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Columbus\u2019s perseverance and courage in this first transatlantic \u2063crossing and\u200c three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-americans-should-celebrate-columbus-day\/\" title=\"Celebrate Columbus Day: A Reason for Americans\">subsequent crossings inspired successors<\/a> from northern Europe who had been transformed by the Protestant Reformation with the ideas of equality and freedom. They would set out\u2062 to pursue a \u200cnew life in that New World, ultimately establishing 13 different colonies in coastal North America.<\/p>\n<p>Suffering injustice from\u2064 Great Britain many years later, those colonists\u200b reluctantly banded together to fight for independence. Over the six \u2064years of the Revolutionary War, they lost more battles\u2064 than they won.<\/p>\n<p>But, like the course\u2062 of Columbus, \u200dGeorge Washington\u2019s persistence, \u200bcourage, and faith in God empowered \u2064an \u2064underequipped and underfunded colonial army to get to final victory and achieve independence. That enabled\u200c the founding of a new nation unlike any other\u2014one based on the revolutionary idea that people\u2019s life, \u2064liberty, and pursuit\u200b of happiness were inviolable because \u200dthose rights come from God, not the state.<\/p>\n<p>Columbus Day is worth keeping and honoring because it \u2062remains foundational to the establishment of a new nation by people who largely shared\u2062 the core beliefs and\u2064 the qualities of character \u2062Columbus exhibited. Columbus\u200d Day commemorates character, embodies freedom, and celebrates the uniqueness that is America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"> <\/p>\n<h2> How can celebrating Columbus Day allow\u200d us to reflect \u200con the historical significance of his achievements\u2063 and engage in a nuanced discussion about the complexities of history<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Continue the journey for just three more days. On the \u200dmorning of October 12, \u200b1492, land was finally sighted. Columbus had indeed discovered a\u200d new\u200d world, \u2064opening up\u200c endless possibilities for exploration, trade, and the spread of Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the hardships and challenges he faced, \u200cColumbus remained committed \u2063to his vision and exhibited courage\u200d and determination. He was not motivated by greed or power, but\u200d by his faith in God and his desire to make \u2062a \u2064significant contribution to the world. His legacy \u200cincludes not \u200donly the discovery of new\u200d territories but also the exchange of ideas, culture, and resources between Europe and the Americas.<\/p>\n<p>It is\u2064 important to acknowledge the context in which \u200cColumbus lived. The \u206415th \u2064century was marked by fierce competition \u2064among European nations, as they sought to expand their influence and establish\u2063 colonies. While\u200d some of Columbus&#8217;s actions \u2063may be seen as\u200d problematic from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-romanticize-your-life-tik-tok-trend-is-a-gen-z-rejection-of-postmodernism\/\" title=\"How The \u2018Romanticize Your Life\u2019 Tik Tok Trend Is a Gen Z Rejection Of Postmodernism\">modern perspective<\/a>, it is \u200bcrucial to consider the \u2062historical context and the norms of the time.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Columbus&#8217;s voyages had unintended \u200bconsequences,\u200d including the harmful \u200bimpacts \u200don\u2062 indigenous populations. However, it is essential to\u2063 recognize that Columbus was \u2063not solely responsible for these outcomes. \u200bThe \u200dencounters between Europeans and indigenous peoples were complex, \u200binvolving a mixture of\u200c cooperation, conflict, and misunderstandings on \u2062both sides.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrating Columbus does not\u200d mean ignoring or glorifying the negative aspects of his actions. Rather, it \u200cis an \u2064opportunity to reflect on the historical significance of \u2064his achievements and the lessons\u200d we can\u200d learn\u200d from \u200bhis legacy. By acknowledging the \u200breal Christopher Columbus, we can engage in a more nuanced\u2062 and informed discussion about the complexities of history.<\/p>\n<p>Columbus&#8217;s voyages inaugurated an era \u2063of exploration and \u2063globalization, shaping the world\u2063 as we know it today. They paved\u200b the way for further \u200cdiscoveries, advancements in navigation and \u200dcartography, \u2062and the interconnectedness of different cultures.\u2062 Columbus&#8217;s commitment to his convictions and his determination to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-sorbos-childrens-book-to-combat-the-emasculation-of-men-we-need-men-to-start-being-men\/\" title=\"Kevin Sorbo has written a children's book to encourage men to embrace their masculinity and be true to themselves.\">face challenges head-<\/a>on make him a hero worthy of recognition.<\/p>\n<p>As we celebrate Columbus Day, let us remember\u200d the \u200breal Christopher \u200dColumbus, a visionary explorer who \u2062opened up \u2064new horizons and left an indelible\u2063 mark on history. \u2062By examining his life and\u200d achievements \u200cwith a \u200bcritical yet fair \u2062lens, we \u2064can gain a better understanding of\u200b the complexities of the past and \u200cappreciate the \u2062contributions of \u2064those who came before us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1451, Cristofor Colombo was born in Genoa, Italy. He later adopted the name Christopher Columbus, which he found appealing. Regrettably, knowledge about this remarkable figure has diminished. Nevertheless, Columbus deserves celebration for numerous reasons, making it crucial to rediscover and appreciate his true legacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":677,"featured_media":2060203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2060202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2060202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2060203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2060202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2060202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2060202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}