Following the lead set this summer by the Los Angeles City Council, county leaders voted 4 to 1 Tuesday to toss out Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day.

The Board of Supervisor’s approval, with Kathryn Barger casting the lone no vote, means Los Angeles County will designate the second Monday of October to Indigenous Peoples Day. The change will be made in the 2019 calendar year.

It's official! The Board of Supervisors has voted to make #IndigenousPeoplesDay an official County Holiday! pic.twitter.com/lxf0JOxz5k — Janice Hahn (@SupJaniceHahn) October 3, 2017

In addition, an ordinance will be created to remove all references to “Columbus Day” as an official County holiday and recognize “Indigenous Peoples Day” on all county documents, including on calendars, schedules and administrative materials.

Unlike the City Council meeting in August, which featured Aztec dancers, members of many tribes as well as speakers from the Italian American community, the county vote was taken after a brief public hearing. No one spoke in opposition to the motion.

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“It’s not about erasing history,” said Supervisor Hilda Solis, who co-authored the motion with Supervisor Sheila Kuehl. “Christopher Columbus should be, in fact, be taught and understood.”

But Solis said changing the name of the holiday is symbolic.

“It recognizes that we do not support oppression, bigotry, hatred or genocide, ” Solis said. “The county of Los Angeles, as you know, has a unique and rich history. Yet we don’t honor or recognize them in any meaningful day.”

#LACounty leaders vote 4 to 1 Tuesday to replace Columbus Day w/ #IndigenousPeoplesDay. Story soon. pic.twitter.com/KE4gBQJ3vp — Susan Abram (@sabramLA) October 3, 2017

Christopher Columbus, for whom the federal holiday is named, has long been a hero of the Italian-American community. Native American populations also accuse the European explorer of enslaving indigenous peoples and setting off a series of events that led to the decimation of their populations.

In exchange for Columbus Day, the October 12th of each year, will be called “Italian American Heritage Day.”

“There are significant contributions by Native Americans including agriculture, medicine, self-governance, music, language and art. In addition, there are globally recognized inventors, scholars, and spiritual leaders,” according to the motion. “Thus, it is fitting that the County of Los Angeles honor the historic contributions of indigenous, aboriginal and native peoples by establishing the Indigenous Peoples Day as a legal County holiday.”

L.A. also has one of the largest populations of Native Americans, coming in second to New York City, according to U.S. census data.

The county’s vote also means that it could be the largest local governmental body in the nation to adopt Indigenous Peoples Day.

Chrissie Castro, a member of the Navajo Nation, and a social justice consultant said indigenous people want the day designated “for racial truth and reconciliation in the country.”

“Columbus was a racist, a rapist and a murderer,” she said. “He is not worthy of being celebrated in this country. He did not discover America. Columbus put into motion the greatest genocide this world has ever seen.”

Robin Toma, executive director of the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations Commission, said the members took the issue seriously.

“We had three meetings,” he said. “We invited Italian Americans.”

Before posting her vote in favor of the motion, Supervisor Janice Hahn said she understood the hurt in both communities.

“There’s a lot of generations of hurt that I was hearing as you all spoke this morning,” she said. “Hopefully, what we’re doing today will begin to ease some of that pain and give that recognition to indigenous people that they deserve.”

Kuehl said the change was an appropriate way to recognize residents of the county.

“I think this is a neccessary motion and I’m happy to co-author it,” she said.

Staff writer Elizabeth Chou contributed to this report.