The National Holiday of Spain, also known as Hispanic Day (Fiesta Nacional de España or Día de la Hispanidad), is an annual celebration that falls on October 12. It commemorates the date in 1492 when Christopher Columbus first set foot in America. While this day is marked with pride in Spanish history and heritage, it's important to recognize the parallels it holds with other national holidays like Australia Day on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag by Arthur Phillip. Both holidays have roots in European exploration and colonization that caused immense suffering to native populations and the forever-loss knowledge, languages and cultures of these communities.

With this post, we'll be delving into the tragic consequences of Western society's expansion specifically into Australia, Central and South America, we can better understand why some argue against commemorating these events from the perspective of native people. Events and actions mostly driven by curiosity, better wealth, fame and glory of egocentric people, fake national pride, religion instead spirituality and the ownership of goods that aren't our property.

Hispanic Day marks the beginning of Spanish colonization in the Americas, leading to a tragic history of disease, displacement, and exploitation that decimated native populations. This colonization also brought about the forced conversion of indigenous people to Christianity, the looting of natural resources, and the destruction of native cultures.

Similarly, for many Indigenous Australians, the Australia Day represents the beginning of colonization and the genocide and oppression of their ancestors. As the Fiesta Nacional, the celebration of Australia Day is a painful reminder of the dispossession and violence inflicted on Indigenous communities and a pray for all lost souls during that times of forced conflict.

To truly understand why some argue against commemorating Hispanic Day and Australia Day, it's vital to view these events from the perspective of the native people affected.

For Australian Aborigines, January 26 is a day of mourning known as "Invasion Day." It signifies the loss of their land, culture, and, tragically, the loss of countless lives. The celebration of Australia Day in the 21st century perpetuates their intergenerational trauma and the majority of them still living disconnected within Australian society or worse, reclused on "National Reserves" like animals.

Same for the Native Americans, that have a painful history tied to this commemoration. The arrival of Columbus marked the beginning of centuries of brutality, enslavement, and cultural destruction. Celebrating this day reminds them of the unimaginable suffering their ancestors endured.

However, compared with the current situation of Australian Aboriginals, we still being a majority occupying our land and supporting our communities, especially the most remotes and disconnected ones. The effect and consequences created by christianism still being remembered, as well the strategies defined to brain wash us.

God has NOT created mankind in his own image, WE created god based on our miserable behaviors, judgments and actions. This behaviour of god is an image created to judge you and send to hell or paradise... really? Well, from our perspective here at 21 we are already in paradise, and we do NOT need any other foreign god apart ourselves and our communities to live in peace and prosperity.

Western societies were responsible for immense tragedy and disaster in both Australia and Central and South America. The colonialist mindset led to the destruction of indigenous cultures, the loss of lives, and the exploitation of both natural resources and native populations. They both brought smallpox and other diseases that devastated native populations who lacked immunity and long life. The Spanish imposed their culture, religion, and language, leading to the loss of many indigenous traditions and languages. The brutal exploitation of native labor and resources further exacerbated the suffering. In Australia, British colonization brought violence, dispossession, and the suppression of Indigenous languages and cultures. The stolen generation, where Aboriginal children were forcibly removed from their families, is still a dark chapter in Australian history that this commemoration try to cover providing misinformation and illusion of patriotism.

Commemorating Hispanic Day or Australia Day or any other forced-violence acts without acknowledging the immense suffering caused by colonialism is a disservice to history and the native populations affected. Commemorating these days without addressing their dark history ignores the pain and suffering of native people. Recognizing the tragedies is a step toward healing and reconciliation.

Let's get out of this violence loop, we cannot fight violence with more violence. History and Science are an important tool of knowledge. The mistake we continue doing is to think that are the only ones.

Let's embrace a new perspective: instead of celebrating these colonial events, we should promote understanding, empathy, and respect for other cultures and their contributions.

Let's encourages the preservation and revitalization of native languages, traditions, knowledge. Stop _doing what we think is right (for others), think about what suits us, our earth, our hearth and our souls.

Let's educate children to be honest, not to be smart.

We hope that all this commemorative days around planet Earth, serve us as reminders of the tragic consequences of Western colonization. We should not erase history, nor we should have a single way to interpretate events, and we must remember these events with empathy and a commitment to reconciliation.

Celebrating native cultures and acknowledging their contributions to the global knowledge is a more respectful way to move forward and build a more inclusive society, globally... universally.