Columbus Day until 2001 when it was replaced by National Heroes Day. In 1937, Cuban President Federico Laredo Brú(1936-1940) spoke to the nation and countries of America in Cuba on 12 October commemorating Christopher Columbus's voyage to the New World. Federico Laredo Brú spoke about Columbus' impact on the land and the future of its settlement. He ended his speech with venerating Christopher Columbus' efforts to colonize and establish settlements along the new front and the pride of ones nation. He added "Por mi raza hablo mi espiritu," which translates to "For my race my spirit called," in order to support the
Filipino Heritage Month Filipino Heritage Month Filipino Heritage Month is a month-long celebration in Canada. Filipino Heritage Month was introduced by Councillor Neethan Shan in November 2017, along with Paulina Corpuz whom started the petition, where the city council passed the motion unanimously. Starting 2018, Toronto celebrated Filipino Heritage Month in June, becoming Canadian's first city to create heritage month for Filipinos. The Toronto Catholic District School Board also voted on May 17 of 2018 to declare June 12th to be Filipino Heritage Day and June to be Filipino Heritage Month, across all Catholic elementary and secondary school in Toronto. As of June