The Latino Hispanic communities heredity can consist of a portion of Spanish, Portuguese and Italian blood including that of the Aztecs, Mayans and indigenous Tiano peoples. Columbus, of Italian heritage, from what has been written, landed in Bahamas and then visited Cuba and Hispaniola which is now Haiti. The islands were inhabited by the indigenous Taino people who were almost completely decimated by the diseases brought about by Columbus and Cortez.

The anniversary of Columbus’s 1492 landing in the Americas is usually observed on 12 October in Spain and throughout the Americas, except Canada. In Spain it is called the Fiesta Nacional de España y Día de la Hispanidad commemorating the role of Spain in world history, while a number of countries in Latin America celebrate it as Día de la Raza commemorating their common heritage. In the United States it is called Columbus Day and is observed annually on the second Monday in October. It was promoted by Italian-Americans to place themselves as part of the history of the U.S. among discrimination against Italiansand Catholics.^[153] There are efforts in the U.S. to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day.