Editing Columbus Day (section)

=== Argentina ===
[[File:Buenos_Aires_-_Monserrat_-_Plaza_de_Mayo_en_Día_de_la_Raza.jpg|thumb|right|Plaza de Mayo in Argentina "Día de la Raza", with an image of Christopher Columbus, 1929.]]
[[File:Biblioteca del Senado de la Provincia - 52 - Por una raza fuerte, laboriosa, pacifista y soberana.jpg|thumbnail|upright|150px|Argentine government poster from 1947 including the concept of la Raza.]]
The Day of the Race was established in [[Argentina]] in 1916 by a decree of President [[Hipólito Yrigoyen]]. The name was changed to "Day of Respect of Cultural Diversity" by a presidential decree in 2010 issued by President [[Cristina Kirchner]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gonzáles |first=Gabriel Esteban |date=12 October 2022 |title=Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural: una reivindicación que demoró cinco siglos |url=https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202210/607493-12-octubre-dia-respeto-diversidad-cultural.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013074128/https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202210/607493-12-octubre-dia-respeto-diversidad-cultural.html |archive-date=13 October 2022 |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Télam |language=es-Ar}}</ref> The statue of Columbus was removed from its original position near the [[Casa Rosada]] and replaced by one of [[Juana Azurduy de Padilla|Juana Azurduy]], a patriot and leader in the struggle for independence who had indigenous ancestors.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}