El Día de Hispanidad

[Jessica]

Originally Posted by poli

It really means the day of Hispanic culture which is a very positive way
of looking at Columbus Day and the subsequent Spanish conquest of the Americas which is a controversial subject matter especially in Peru and Mexico. The positive thing that cannot be denied about the conquest is the rich new creole/mestizo culture that it gave birth to. Latin America is a wonderful mix of Spanish, Native American, African, Asian and North
American culture. El Día de Hispanidad or Día de la Rasa celebrates this phenomenon.

okay gracias I got it now

[sosia]

Originally Posted by poli

It really means the day of Hispanic culture which is a very positive way
of looking at Columbus Day and the subsequent Spanish conquest of the Americas which is a controversial subject matter especially in Peru and Mexico. The positive thing that cannot be denied about the conquest is the rich new creole/mestizo culture that it gave birth to. Latin America is a wonderful mix of Spanish, Native American, African, Asian and North
American culture. El Día de Hispanidad or Día de la Rasa celebrates this phenomenon.

It's "Día de la Raza", but nobody says it so now, it's sounds "politically incorrect"
Saludos
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