Hispanic Day in Spain - 2023
12 Oct 2023, Thursday
Hispanic Day marks the anniversary of the date that Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas. It is a public holiday in Spain on October 12.
How many days ago was Hispanic Day 2023? [Countup]
How many months ago was Hispanic Day 2023?
6 Months, 18 Days
How many weeks ago was Hispanic Day 2023?
28 Weeks, 5 Days
How many days ago was Hispanic Day 2023?
201 Days
How many hours ago was Hispanic Day 2023?
4,824 Hours
How many minutes ago was Hispanic Day 2023?
289,440 Minutes
When was Hispanic Day in Spain 2023?
12 October 2023, Thursday
About: Hispanic 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 |
Hispanic Day (2023) in other countries.
| S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 12 Oct, Thursday | Hispanic Day | National holiday |