User talk:Jevilla001/sandbox

The landing is celebrated as "Columbus Day" in the United States, as "Día de la Raza" ("Day of the Race") in some countries in Latin America, as "Día de la Hispanidad" and "Fiesta Nacional" in Spain, where it is also the religious festivity of la Virgen del Pilar, as Día de las Américas (Day of the Americas) in Belize and Uruguay, as Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural(Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity) in Argentina, and as Giornata Nazionale di Cristoforo Colombo or Festa Nazionale di Cristoforo Colombo in Italy as well as in Little Italys around the world. As the day of remembrance of Our Lady of the Pillar, 12 October had been declared a religious feast day throughout the Spanish Empire in 1730; the secular Fiesta de la Raza Española was first proposed by Faustino Rodríguez-San Pedro y Díaz-Argüelles in 1913. In recent years, celebration of the holiday has faced some opposition from various organizations. -Try to cite some sources in this paragraph while explaining the cultural context of Columbus day. Lizgonzalez511 (talk) 16:59, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

In 2002, under President Hugo Chávez, the holiday was changed to Día de la Resistencia Indígena (Day of Indigenous Resistance) to commemorate the Indigenous peoples' resistance to European settlement. On October 12, 2004, a crowd of pro-government activists toppled the statue of Christopher Columbus in Caracas and sprayed allusive graffiti over its pedestal. The pro-Chávez website Aporrea wrote: "Just like the statue of Saddam in Baghdad, that of Columbus the tyrant also fell this October 12, 2004 in Caracas". The famous toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue had occurred the previous year.- again try citing some sources to show where you go the information from and to show that it is reliable. Also, you could add a link to Hugo Chavez as he is a prominent figure in Venezuela. Lizgonzalez511 (talk) 17:05, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Objective tone is good, but lacks citations overall. Since most of the article lists facts, almost every sentence needs to be cited. Also, more internal links can be added, such as "New World" in this sentence: Columbus and his crew's arrival to the New World initiated the Columbian Exchange introducing invasive species to the Americas. Jamiewang47 (talk) 17:06, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Actual observance varies in different parts of the United States, ranging from large-scale parades and events to complete non-observance. Most states celebrate Columbus Day as an official state holiday, though many mark it as a "Day of Observance" or "Recognition" and at least four do not recognize it at all. Most states that celebrate Columbus Day will close state services, while others operate as normal.- Your first sentence is good with the objective tone but towards the end, try going to specifics as to what states do not recognize Columbus Day as a 'Day of Observance' at all. Lizgonzalez511 (talk) 17:12, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Many citations are needed in the "United States Observance" section. Jtumina (talk) 17:13, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

You did a good job with internal links, but there should be a lot more citations in this article. I'd try to stay consistent with the format of the holiday names – right now they're a mix of quotation marks, italicized text, both or none. There's also one date that says "12 October" – make sure the formatting of that lines up with the other dates in the article. In the "Local Observance of Columbus Day" section, I think you could also list out some of the states that don't celebrate Columbus Day, as well as add a citation. Ilena p (talk) 17:13, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

"San Francisco claims the nation's oldest continuously existing celebration with the Italian-American community's annual Columbus Day Parade, which was established by Nicola Larco in 1868, while New York City boasts the largest, with over 35,000 marchers and one million viewers." You should add a citation here to justify this statisticRasophia (talk) 17:19, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

However, should this date coincide with a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, the employer shall agree that said holiday be postponed to the following Monday. -Maybe change to "However, if the date falls on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, employers have agreed to postpone the holiday until the following Monday."TiffanyLiu12 (talk) 17:29, 28 November 2018 (UTC)