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ERIC Number: EJ453728
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-4675
The Need to Commemorate the Quincentennial of Cristobal Colon's Landfall in the New World.
Varona, Frank
Social Studies Texan, v7 n4 p77-79 Win 1992
Discusses the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of Columbus' arrival in the Americas. Criticizes contemporary condemnation of Columbus as unproductive. Acknowledges the deaths of countless Native Americans through disease and warfare. Recognizes that the pre-Columbian Americas did not comprise a paradise. Concludes that commemorating the quincentennial can teach people to avoid past mistake. (SG)
Descriptors: American Indian History, Criticism, Culture Conflict, Diseases, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Holidays, War, World History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Columbus (Christopher)