The Need to Commemorate the Quincentennial of Cristobal Colon's Landfall in the New World.

Varona, Frank

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ERIC Number: EJ453728

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Need to Commemorate the Quincentennial of Cristobal Colon's Landfall in the New World.

Varona, Frank

Social Studies Texan, v7 n4 p77-79 Win 1992

Discusses the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of Columbus' arrival in the Americas. Criticizes contemporary condemnation of Columbus as unproductive. Acknowledges the deaths of countless Native Americans through disease and warfare. Recognizes that the pre-Columbian Americas did not comprise a paradise. Concludes that commemorating the quincentennial can teach people to avoid past mistake. (SG)

Descriptors: American Indian History, Criticism, Culture Conflict, Diseases, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Holidays, War, World History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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