El Dia de la Raza is commemorated on October 12th across many Latin American countries, marking the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492. The holiday is known by different names in different countries: Dia de la Hispanidad in Spain, Columbus Day in the USA, and Dia de la Resistencia Indigena in Venezuela.
Dia de la Raza is October 12th every year.
It marks the date Christopher Columbus first sighted the Americas in 1492.
Dia de la Hispanidad (Spain), Columbus Day (USA), Dia de la Raza (Mexico, many Latin American countries), Dia de la Resistencia Indigena (Venezuela).