because he was the first one to step foot on America besides the native Americans and said he discovered it.
Christopher Columbus.
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yes he was
Christopher Columbus is famous for discovering a route to America
christopher Columbus and leif ericson
Christopher Columbus is generally credited with discovering America on October 12, 1492.
Christopher Columbus invaded the Americas in 1492. He is credited with discovering America but this is false as Amerigo Vespucci discovered the Americas.
He is famous for discovering the New World , America .
Yes he is. He is credited with discovering the New World (North America).
Christopher Columbus first reached the Canary Islands on October 12, 1492. Christopher Columbus is credited with discovering America however he was not the first explorer to reach America.
Christopher Columbus is often credited with discovering America on October 12, 1492. However, it is important to note that indigenous people were already living in the Americas before Columbus arrived.
Who? Christopher Columbus? He was not the first to dicover America. Much earlier examples include the Native Americans and Leif Erikson, a viking who discovered America long before Colombus. Christopher Columbus just brought Europeans to America. He 'rediscovered' America, per se. He deserves credit for bring colonists to America, not discovering it.