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No. It is the day he arrived at Hispanolia. In the 1800's the Italian Americans decided they wanted a parade and holiday similar to St. Patrick's Day, so they adopted Columbus as an Italian. He was Spanish speaking and from a politically powerful Spanish family. He took the persona of a poor Italian sailor to get funding from the Spanish crown.

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