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Oct 8, 2015 · Opinion. Five myths about Christopher Columbus. By Kris Lane. October 8, 2015 at 4:03 p.m. EDT. Christopher Columbus wasn't Italian? Kris Lane, professor of colonial Latin American...
- Columbus landed on "U.S." soil: False. For one thing, Columbus wasn't even the first explorer to reach North America (many believe that honor belongs to Leif Erikson).
- Columbus was kind to the Native Americans: False. The stories of Columbus' earliest interactions with Native Americans will probably make you shudder.
- Columbus was Italian: False. While Columbus was born in Genoa, which is today considered a part of Italy, back in the late 15th century and early 16th century there was no such country.
- His name was really Christopher Columbus: False. Believe it or not, Christopher Columbus changed his name to "Cristobal Colon" to sound more Spanish (you know, because he was sailing in the name of Spain under Ferdinand and Isabella).
Oct 9, 2017 · Culture. This Columbus Day, a reminder Christopher Columbus was “a murderous moron” Adam Ruins Everything explains that the popular myth of Christopher Columbus gets a lot...
Oct 11, 2015 · Let’s revisit some of the biggest misconceptions about the man Monday’s federal holiday is named for. 1. Columbus proved the “flat Earth” theory wrong. In an early scene in the 1992 Ridley ...
Oct 14, 2019 · The common myth — that Columbus defied flat-Earth believing geographers to make his voyage — comes from the inaccurate 1828 biography “The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus,” written by Washington Irving, author of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” 2. Nobody knows what happened to the Niña and the Pinta.
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Oct 5, 2012 · 1. Columbus didn’t set out to prove the earth was round. The Real Story of Columbus. Forget those myths perpetuated by everyone from Washington Irving to Bugs Bunny. There was no need for...
Oct 10, 2011 · Guest host Tony Cox speaks with historian William Fowler to set the record straight on some of the popular myths surrounding Christopher Columbus and his voyage.
