My pal Rhonda reports from the frontlines of the Cultural Wars:

Dear Jane,

Since you are now out of the workforce, I feel it is my duty to keep you up to speed on the deep ironies of the modern workplace.  I must write in to complain about a disturbing notice I spied yesterday at the Wells Fargo branch in my fancy-shmancy downtown building.  The good folks at Wells Fargo have helpfully provided a notice on their door advising customers that they will be closed on October 11.  To better serve customers, they have provided this notice in both English and Spanish. 

The English version says:

We will be Closed
Monday, October 11
Columbus Day

The Spanish version says:

Estaremos Cerrados
El Lunes, 11 de Octubre
El Día de las Americas.

Translation:

We will be closed
Monday, October 11
Americas Day

Jane, I find this very, very problematic.  If it is unacceptable to refer to “Columbus Day” in Spanish, then it should be equally unacceptable to say it in English.  Perhaps we should just name it “Rape and Pillage of the Continent Day” and call it a wash.

Besos y abrazos,

Rhonda