......  DIA DE LA RAZA ......         Día de la Raza,   meaning "Day of the Race"   or "Day of the (Hispanic) People",   celebrates the day Columbus arrived in the Americas.     It is celebrated in many countries in Latin America   including in some Latin American communities   in the United States   and Canada.       In Argentina,   Día de la Raza has been celebrated on October 12th since 1917       In Chile,   Día de la Raza has been celebrated on October 12th since 1922       In Colombia,   Día de la Raza has been celebrated on October 12th since 1921       In Mexico,   Día de la Raza has been celebrated on October 12th since 1928.         In Ecuador,   Día de la Raza has been celebrated on October 12th since 2011.         IN Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela, a variation of Día de la Raza is celebrated.         ..  DIA DE LA HISPANIDAD ..           In Spain,   Día de la Raza was celebrated until 1957,   when it was changed to the Día de la Hispanidad ("Hispanity Day")   by royal decree as Día de la Hispanidad,   emphasizing Spain's ties with the Hispanidad,   the international Hispanic community.     In 1987 the name was changed to Fiesta Nacional or "National Day"   (October 12th) became one of the two national celebrations in Spain.     The other is Constitution Day on December 6th.     Día de la Hispanidad is currently celebrated in El Salvador         ..  DIA DE LAS CULTURAS ..         In Costa Rica,   the official holiday had changed from Día de la Raza to Día de las Culturas (Day of the cultures) in 1994   to recognize the mix of influences that formed the culture of Costa Rica,     celebrated on October 12th.           ..  DIA DE LA RESISTENCIA INDIGENA ..         In Venezuela,   Día de la Raza had been celebrated Between 1921 and 2002 under President Juan Vicente Gómez.     In 2002,   it was changed to the Día de la Resistencia Indígena (Day of Indigenous Resistance) under president Hugo Chávez,   to commemorate the Indigenous peoples' resistance to European settlement,   celebrated on October 12th.       Nicaragua has since celebrated Dia de la Resistencia as well           OTHER CELEBRATIONS AND OBSERVATIONS ON OCTOBER 12th RELATED TO THE ARRIVAL OF COLUMBUS IN THE AMERICAS         Día del Descubrimiento (Bahamas), Translation: Discovery Day ..         Día Panamericano (Belice), Translation: Pan-American Day ..         Día de la Liberación, de la Identidad y de la Interculturalidad (Bolivia) ..         Día de la Identidad y Diversidad Cultural (Dominican Republic), also known as Día del Encuentro entre dos Culturas ..         Día de los Pueblos Originarios y del Diálogo Intercultural (Peru) ..         Día de las Américas (Uruguay) ..