Yes, but he still instigated the events that lead to the colonization of the americas, north america included:
Columbus’s expeditions inaugurated a period of exploration, conquest, and colonization that lasted for centuries, thus bringing the Americas into the European sphere of influence. The transfer of plants, animals, precious metals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Old World and New World that followed his first voyage are known as the Columbian exchange, named after him. These events and the effects which persist to the present are often cited as the beginning of the modern era. (source)
You may be confused - you presented as questioning why Columbus Day was a concern on a landmass he never set foot on; I explained the impact he had on the people here, even though it was more indirect than south or central america (and as has been pointed out he did land in north america, albeit in the Caribbean/Cuba).
Yes, but he still instigated the events that lead to the colonization of the americas, north america included:
That’s nice but fuck that guy.
… What part of that makes you think it was said in support of Columbus?
The fact that you presented it as a counter-point. Perhaps I was mistaken and you meant it sarcastically?
You may be confused - you presented as questioning why Columbus Day was a concern on a landmass he never set foot on; I explained the impact he had on the people here, even though it was more indirect than south or central america (and as has been pointed out he did land in north america, albeit in the Caribbean/Cuba).
Well confusion is a natural state for me.