Dia de la Raza Katie Low and Lucy Cummings

¿Cuál es la celebración alrededor?

October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived to the Americas for the first time. This event was of such

great importance that it forever changed the development of both Spain and the Americas. Día de

la Raza is a celebration of Christopher Columbus.

¿Cuando se celebra Día de la Raza?

It is celebrated every year on the weekend of October 12th.

¿Dónde se originó a partir de?Faustino Rodríguez-San Pedro

created the name of the festival

in 1913 while he was the

President of the Ibero-American

Union. This designation served to

highlight the cultural ties that

united Spain with Latin American

countries.

¿Por qué es Día de la Raza unas vacaciones?

For all Spanish-speaking groups, Día de la Raza marks a key turning point in the lives and cultures of the people in

Spain and those living in the Americas.

¿Donde se celebra Día de la Raza?

Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela.

¿Cómo se celebra?

Limón celebrates this day in the week prior to the 12th with a colorful carnival full of dances and cultural demonstrations.