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Columbus has been criticized for many reason. Some are:

  1. He did not reach the Amercan continent but only discovered some islands.
  2. His discovery lead to the European invasion of America which negatively affected the life styles of the indigenous peoples.
  3. He was a Catholic and an Italian. A Catholic fraternal organization is named after him and they push for holding parades and celebrating Columbus Day in his honor. Years ago, there was a large Immigration of poor Italian and Irish Catholics and people feared them and their religion. Columbus was associated with them.
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