The memory of October 12 decreases but does not disappear: the thousand statues to Christopher Columbus For some years, October 12 has been a controversial day: while in Spain the national holiday is celebrated, in America many groups advocate decolonization and for telling the "other version" of history In many countries of the American continent they have stopped celebrating Hispanic Heritage Day to honor the day of cultural diversity, decolonization, the encounter between the two worlds or indigenous, black and popular resistance, depending on the country. in which one is. Meanwhile, in Sp


The memory of October 12 decreases but does not disappear: the thousand statues to Christopher Columbus For some years, October 12 has been a controversial day: while in Spain the national holiday is celebrated, in America many groups advocate decolonization and for telling the "other version" of history In many countries of the American continent they have stopped celebrating Hispanic Heritage Day to honor the day of cultural diversity, decolonization, the encounter between the two worlds or indigenous, black and popular resistance, depending on the country. in which one is. Meanwhile, in Spain, October 12 continues to be a national holiday, and many politicians continue to defend Hispanic heritage on American soil: on her recent trip to the United States, the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Ayuso, led her crusade against "communism" referring to "indigenism", which he defined as "new communism", criticizing positions such as that of the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, in his intention to "undo the legacy of Spain and promote that indigenism for the that pretends that citizens, through revolutions and misinformation, join a project that only brings more misery and poverty".


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