Columbus Day in Colombia - 2024
12 Oct 2024, Saturday
Columbus Day is a observance in Colombia
How many days until Columbus Day 2024? [Countdown]
How many months until Columbus Day 2024?
5 Months, 13 Days
How many weeks until Columbus Day 2024?
23 Weeks, 5 Days
How many days until Columbus Day 2024?
166 Days
How many hours until Columbus Day 2024?
3,984 Hours
How many minutes until Columbus Day 2024?
239,040 Minutes
When is Columbus Day in Colombia 2024?
12 October 2024, Saturday
About: Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. Columbus went ashore at Guanahaní, an island in the Bahamas, on October 12, 1492. On his return in 1493, Columbus moved his coastal base of operations 70 miles east to the island of Hispaniola, what is now the Dominican Republic and established the settlement of La Isabela, the first permanent Spanish settlement in the Americas. Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who led a Spanish maritime expedition to cross the Atlantic Ocean in search of an alternative route to the Far East, only to land in the New World. Columbus's first voyage to the New World on the Spanish ships the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María, and took about three months.
| Observed by | Various countries in the Americas, Italy, Spain, various Little Italys around the world. |
|---|---|
| Significance | Celebrations honoring Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas in 1492, Recognize contributions of Americans of Italian descent |
| Date | October 12 (actual/traditional), second Monday in October (observed in the United States) |
| last year date | October (. October last year) |
| date | October 12 (actual/traditional), second Monday in October (observed in the United States) |
| next year date | October (. October next year) |
| +2 years date | October (United States) |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Wikidata description | national holiday celebrating the arrival in and subsequent colonization of the Americas by Christopher Columbus |
| Wikidata id | Q367523 |
| Wikidata label | Columbus Day |
| Wikidata aliases | Array |
Columbus Day (2024) in other countries.
| S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Samoa | 14 Oct, Monday | Columbus Day | National holiday |
| 2 | Colombia | 12 Oct, Saturday | Columbus Day | Observance |
| 3 | Colombia | 14 Oct, Monday | Columbus Day | National holiday |
| 4 | Honduras | 12 Oct, Saturday | Columbus Day | National holiday |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 14 Oct, Monday | Columbus Day | Common local holiday |
| 6 | United States | 14 Oct, Monday | Columbus Day | Local holiday , Alabama (AL) |
| 7 | United States | 14 Oct, Monday | Columbus Day | National holiday |
| 8 | United States | 14 Oct, Monday | Columbus Day | Local holiday , Tennessee (TN) |