El día de la raza, la raza nueva
the discovery of the new world by Christopher Columbus is
commemorated on October 12 and is called día de la raza throughout Hispanic America. It
is a day increasingly dedicated to the celebration and affirmation of the
historical, cultural and religious bonds that unite all Hispanic peoples. It is
a day of solidarity, and hints at that destiny we have as the “new people” (la raza nueva) of god in the