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Tuesday marks "race day" in Mexico.
The holiday originally commemorated the arrival of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.
But it now serves to recognise the nation's mixed Indigenous and European heritage.
Al Jazeera's Manuel Rapalo reports from Mexico City.
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The holiday originally commemorated the arrival of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.
But it now serves to recognise the nation's mixed Indigenous and European heritage.
Al Jazeera's Manuel Rapalo reports from Mexico City.
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