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The new governor was far worse. Columbus was a very religious man who believed that God had singled him out for his voyages of discovery. Many of the names he gave to islands and lands he discovered were religious ones: On his first landing in America, he named the island San Salvador, in hopes that the natives he had seen from the ship would find "salvation in Christ.

At one time during his third voyage, when he saw the Orinoco River empty out into the Atlantic Ocean off of northern South America, he became convinced he had found the Garden of Eden. Since his voyages were primarily economic in nature, Columbus was expected to find something valuable on his travels.

Columbus was disappointed to find that the lands he discovered were not full of gold, silver, pearls and other treasures, but he soon decided that the Indigenous people themselves could be a valuable resource. He brought of them back as enslaved people after his first voyage—most of them died and the rest were sold—and his settlers brought more when they returned after his second voyage. He was devastated when Queen Isabela decided that the New World Indigenous people were her subjects, and therefore could not be enslaved.

Of course, during the colonial era, the Indigenous people would be enslaved by the Spanish in all but name. Columbus was looking for a new passage to Asia In spite of mounting facts that seemed to indicate that he had discovered lands previously unknown, he continued to believe that Japan, China and the court of the Great Khan were very close to the lands he had discovered.

Isabella and Ferdinand knew better: the geographers and astronomers they consulted knew the world was spherical and estimated that Japan was 12, miles from Spain correct if you go by ship heading eastward from Bilbao , while Columbus held out for 2, miles. According to biographer Washington Irving — , Columbus even proposed a ridiculous theory for the discrepancy: that the Earth was shaped like a pear, and that he had not found Asia because of the part of the pear that bulges out towards the stem.

At court, it was the width of the ocean westward that was in question, not the shape of the world. Fortunately for Columbus, the Bahamas was located about the distance he expected to find Japan. By the end of his life, he was a laughingstock in Europe because of his stubborn refusal to accept the obvious.

While exploring the coast of Central America , Columbus came upon a long dugout trading vessel whose occupants had weapons and tools made of copper and flint, textiles and a beer-like fermented beverage.

It is believed that the traders were from one of the Mayan cultures of northern Central America. Interestingly, Columbus decided not to investigate further and turned south instead of north along Central America. Columbus died in Spain in , and his remains were kept there for a while before being sent to Santo Domingo in In , however, a box full of bones bearing his name was found in Santo Domingo.

Since then, two cities—Seville, Spain, and Santo Domingo—claim to have his remains. In each city, the bones in question are housed in elaborate mausoleums. Actively scan device characteristics for identification.

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No matter which holiday you celebrate, you may be wondering, is the post office open on Columbus Day? Columbus Day falls on Monday, October 11th this year. But luckily your local post office will be open the next day Tuesday, October 11th during its usual business hours. Although the post office is closed on Columbus day, UPS and FedEx will both be open during their regular business hours.

Every store has a different operating schedule, so you may need to use the online store locator tool to find out when your local UPS or FedEx will be open. You can also drop your letters in USPS mailboxes even though the post office is closed. If you need stamps, you can get them at grocery stores, gas stations, and pharmacies, which are usually open on Columbus Day. You can also access your USPS. The post office is closed on Columbus Day as well as nine other holidays throughout the year, including:.

The post office is also closed on Sundays.