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Discovery of America by Columbus-related observances (see also October 8): Día de la Raza (El Salvador, Uruguay)
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Columbus Day
National holiday in the Americas
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. He went ashore at Guanahaní, an island in the Bahamas,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
El Salvador
Country in North Central America
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. El Salvador's…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Uruguay
Country in South America
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)