No one in Latin America, where Columbus first landed, has ever heard of "Christopher Columbus" because that is NOT the name of the man who discovered America. His name was "Cristobal Colon". American historians like to make it look like Americans discovered everything so they tried to translate Cristobal Colon's name and that's what they came up with. If the musician Jose Feliciano writes a new song, do we first translate his name to "Joe Happiness" or something similar? Do we translate the name of the state of "Nevada" to English and put on the map "Snowfall" because that's what it means in English? No. Case closed.
No, most are taught that the Vikings were technically the first Europeans to step foot on the Americas, and that Asians were the first to arrive as they crossed the ice bridge to what is now Alaska. But they are also taught that Columbus was the first to return home documenting the fact that he had actually been somewhere. Of course, he was mistaken in believing that he had found a route to "the East", believing that he had landed in an island off the coast of India or China, but American students are taught that it was not so simple as "Columbus discovered..."
Christopher Columbus invaded the Americas in 1492. He is credited with discovering America but this is false as Amerigo Vespucci discovered the Americas.
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Christopher Columbus is regarded as the person who brought the Americas into the forefront of Western attention. It is not that he first discovered the Americas, it is that he was the first one to stay, besides the Native Americans.
No, Christopher Columbus was the one who was given credit for discovering America. The Vikings discovered America long before Columbus. His travels started the permanent contact between Europe and the Americas. He never landed on the North American continent.
Christopher Columbus was an early explorer. He is credited with discovering the Americas.
b-cuz he discovered the americas...
he discovered the Americas
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus invaded the Americas in 1492. He is credited with discovering America but this is false as Amerigo Vespucci discovered the Americas.
Becuase He was the one people say discovered The Americas.
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Christopher Columbus is regarded as the person who brought the Americas into the forefront of Western attention. It is not that he first discovered the Americas, it is that he was the first one to stay, besides the Native Americans.
No, Christopher Columbus was the one who was given credit for discovering America. The Vikings discovered America long before Columbus. His travels started the permanent contact between Europe and the Americas. He never landed on the North American continent.
Discovered the Americas, though believed he found a direct route to Asia.
Christopher Columbus was an early explorer. He is credited with discovering the Americas.
The americas and the caribbean were discovered by christopher columbus, also known as "The New World"
Columbus discovered Haiti in December 1492. He also discovered Cuba in the same year.