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Sep 1, 2020 · Five Myths About Columbus. Outrageous claims about Columbus need to be tempered by a sober look at the historical record. by Robert Royal 9/1/2020. A painting depicts Christopher Columbus and shipmates landing at sunrise Oct. 12, 1492, on the island he named San Salvador.
Oct 9, 2023 · Here are 10 common myths about Christopher Columbus and Columbus Day. Celebrating Columbus Day perpetuates the glorification of a racist figure culpable for horrific crimes against humanity and the suppression of Indigenous peoples. Three Sonorans. Oct 09, 2023.
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Oct 5, 2020 · 5 Myths About Christopher Columbus. 1. Columbus set out to prove the world was round. If he did, he was about 2,000 years too late. Ancient Greek mathematicians had already proven that the Earth was round, not flat. Pythagoras in the sixth century B.C.E. was one of the originators of the idea.
Oct 2, 2018 · Ahead of the now controversial holiday Columbus Day, it is worthwhile to examine the myths and mysteries surrounding that much vaunted explorer who in fourteen hundred and ninety-two went and sailed the ocean blue: Christopher Columbus.
Columbus—Hero or Villain? This article discusses the different myths of Christopher Columbus and their validity. The “traditional Columbus myth – which awards him personal credit for anything good that ever came out of America since 1492 – originated in the War of Independence” when our Founding Fathers were in search of an American ...
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.
Oct 12, 2015 · When Christopher Columbus does come up in the media or the classroom, he is usually simply bashed or praised, depending on the viewpoint of the speaker. In either case, he remains more myth than man.
