La conquista

La Conquista is a film about the "Conquista" which is term, USA should know, that Mexico consistently uses to refer to the period in which the Sapnish arrived here in America.
thus, we see immediately a chagne in persepctive form teh US person[s, who says colonial times, and thus gives no reference to the life here before and the effect of the arrival of foreigners on this land.
Now that it is Columbus Day or Dia de la Raza (exactly why was that name changed?)Well with a it of looking into history with Wikipedia, we find out it is named different things in different countries. Moreover,, it is interesting to note that Columbus Day first became official holiday, in my home state of Colorado in 1906, and a federal one until 1937!
Why it is interesting to discuss this, as pertains to the concept of Continental Unity? continued concept from previous blog. As we get into the topic of perspectives here on this continent, and the ability to find common ground in the dwellers of this land.
So the main issue, Contiental Unity, has a a sub theme " Interest of Each Nation vs. Overall Body (Continent) interest."
In living and being from Denver, yet having traveled throughout North America, I also spent part of my chidlhood in mexico. Thus, I can truly say i love and appreciate this North Aemrican continent. I feel all of America is my home. Time, space and Matter. In the beginning, God created the heavens and Earth. I love North America because it is more specifically my home. Yet, I angst for the day I will know more and discover its beauty. Its completeness.
So, in talikign about perspective, Conquistador or Colonist,i ask myself how my awereness of my Continetn affects thisperepctive. Because ti was made whole. If some inhabiters perceive it as divided , will that ultimately have an effect on the development overall? Will it affect the direction and overall sense of unity? I.e. do not only countires have a sense of unity, but is teh overall continental Unity perceivable and valued?
and the conceptualization of how the body flows and functions as a whole? This higher order question adn in depth preoccupation, whihc is wehr ewe need tobe , comesonly after initial awereness has coem baout. So I hope this essay serves to enlighten a bit about this basic fact, but jsut s before konwing hte Earth was flat, we lived with the perceptiion the Earth woudl "end" and people or things would fall over. into an abyss. Similarly, America is a Continent that needs to be perceived, for itself,. Not only as a colony of Europe, no!! America needs to be free finally of Europe!!! We need to quit calling Western values all the same, European and American ones! They are not the same. Maybe US and Canada feel so because they didn' t mix into America but other than that, no one else has the same values as a European here.