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Descubrimiento de América in Puerto Rico

Descubrimiento de América falls on Monday 12 October 2026 in Puerto Rico. It is a moving holiday — the date changes each year. In every year we hold it lands on a working day.

Descubrimiento de América in Puerto Rico, year by year
Year Date Weekday What that means
2025 13 October Monday long weekend
2026 12 October Monday long weekend
2027 11 October Monday long weekend
2028 9 October Monday long weekend

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  • 13 10 Descubrimiento de América Monday
  • 12 10 Descubrimiento de América Monday
  • 11 10 Descubrimiento de América Monday
  • 09 10 Descubrimiento de América Monday

A date that moves

Descubrimiento de América does not keep a date. Where it lands each year decides whether it touches a weekend, and the table above is the practical summary: the same holiday can be a four-day break one year and swallowed by a Sunday the next.

Sources and last check

Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.

Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.

FAQ

When is Descubrimiento de América in Puerto Rico in 2026?

Monday, 12 October 2026.

Is Descubrimiento de América on the same date every year?

No. It moves: 13 October 2025, 12 October 2026, 11 October 2027, 9 October 2028.

Which years does Descubrimiento de América make a long weekend?

2025 (Monday), 2026 (Monday), 2027 (Monday), 2028 (Monday) — it touches the weekend directly.

All holidays in Puerto Rico: 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028