Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library

Columbus Day

The Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library will be closed October 10 in observance of Columbus Day.

While many celebrations bear the name of an individual, the pattern is to celebrate the day of a person's birth. In the case of Columbus, we celebrate his greatest discovery. Early on the morning of October 12, 1492, a sailor on the Pinta sighted land. The voyage that had started from Spain on August 3 had arrived at what would later be called the New World or America.

Library Materials about Columbus

Search for books, videorecordings and other items in the Library: Christopher Columbus

External Links

The Journal of Christopher Columbus (1492)[excerpts] - The History Guide - http://www.historyguide.org/earlymod/columbus.html
Columbus Mythbusters - Part of muweb.millersville.edu/~columbus/
Christopher Columbus - www.franciscan-archive.org/columbus/
Wikipedia article on Christopher Columbus - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus

Photo credit: Wyeth, N.C. [Ships sailing.] Prints and Photographs Collection, Library of Congress, reproduction number LC-USZC2-3751; portrait of Columbus, digital ID cph 3b22311 b&w film copy neg., Prints and Photographs Collection, Library of Congress.

Cultural Tidbit: In Mexico Columbus Day is known as Día de la Raza.
See also, Hispanic Heritage.