Columbus Day and now I tremble as I write." In the summer of 1990, 350 representatives from American Indian groups from all over the hemisphere, met in Quito, Ecuador, at the first Intercontinental Gathering of Indigenous People in the Americas, to mobilize against the 500th anniversary (quin-centennial) celebration of Columbus Day planned for 1992. The following summer, in Davis, California, more than a hundred Native Americans gathered for a follow-up meeting to the Quito conference. They declared October 12, 1992 to be "International Day of Solidarity with Indigenous People." Columbus Day Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the
Elections in Chile Elections in Chile Chile holds nationwide presidential, parliamentary, regional and municipal elections. The electoral process is supervised by the Electoral Service ("Servicio Electoral"), which is independent from the government. Winners are officially proclaimed by the Election Examining Tribunal ("Tribunal Calificador de Elecciones"), which is composed of four members of Chile's Supreme Court and one former legislator chosen by the Court. All citizens of Chile as well as foreigners residing legally in Chile for at least five years, who are at least 18 years of age on the day of the election, are eligible to vote. Enrollment in Chile is automatic