I am a proud Italian and I can think of nothing more selfish in the world than to patronize a murderer, rapist, thief, scum bag like columbus while so many suffered in his wake.  Yes it is nice for Catholics and Italian immigrants to have a special day cut out for them, but what about the people who lost everything literally driven to extinction by us, religious-spewing white people who ruined the lives of peaceful, innocent indigenous people's of the America's and around the world in painful violent ways.  It is goddamn unbelievable that we celebrate this pathetic excuse for a man, while children are taught to see him as a hero.  Numerous articles on the web offer evidence to the claims of columbus's horrible history:

https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/history/events/8-myths-and-atrocities-about-christopher-columbus-and-columbus-day/

http://www.americanindiansource.com/columbusday.html