Why is Christopher Columbus credited for discovering AMERICA?

[emilseine45]

Why is he credited when he surely didn't discover it?

 

[progressive hunter]

Why is he credited when he surely didn't discover it?

you should read some history before making an ass of yourself,,

 

[emilseine45]

you should read some history before making an ass of yourself,,

The Vikings were there first. What?

 

[emilseine45]

In actual fact, Columbus did not discover North America. He was the first European to sight the Bahamas archipelago and then the island later named Hispaniola, now split into Haiti and the Dominican Republic. On his subsequent voyages he went farther south, to Central and South America.

 

[BackAgain]

The Vikings were there first. What?

The native Americans discovered it first.

 

[emilseine45]

We know now that Columbus was among the last explorers to reach the Americas, not the first. Five hundred years before Columbus, a daring band of Vikings led by Leif Eriksson set foot in North America and established a settlement.

 

[progressive hunter]

The Vikings were there first. What?

we arent even sure they are the first,, there are signs of chinese and egyptions,,

 

[emilseine45]

we arent even sure they are the first,, there are signs of chinese and egyptions,,

Then why Columbus? Why teach that in school?

 

[progressive hunter]

The native Americans discovered it first.

did they??

if they discovered it that means they are not natives but colonizers,,

 

[occupied]

He was the point man in the largest, most brutal colonization effort in human history. That might have something to do with it.

 

[progressive hunter]

Then why Columbus? Why teach that in school?

as I said,, go read up before you comment,,

his act started the westward expansion,,

 

[progressive hunter]

He was the point man in the largest, most brutal colonization effort in human history. That might have something to do with it.

yeah genghis khan was a pussy right??

 

[BackAgain]

did they??

if they discovered it that means they are not natives but colonizers,,

No. They don’t have to be “colonizers.”

But if there were no people here before them, that would make them discoverers.

 

[progressive hunter]

No. They don’t have to be “colonizers.”

But if there were no people here before them, that would make them discoverers.

were there people already here??

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Why is he credited when he surely didn't discover it?

Why not?

He was the first guy to get widespread publicity for discovering it.

 

[Damaged Eagle]

The native Americans discovered it first.

That may not necessarily be true.

They may have pushed out or committed aggressive genocide on another race that colonized what we call the Americas first.

*****SMILE*****

 

[Vastator]

Why is he credited when he surely didn't discover it?

Because he revealed it existence to the Europeans, who did not know of it at the time. You're welcome...

 

[saveliberty]

In actual fact, Columbus did not discover North America. He was the first European to sight the Bahamas archipelago and then the island later named Hispaniola, now split into Haiti and the Dominican Republic. On his subsequent voyages he went farther south, to Central and South America.

The Bahamas are in North America. Just saying.

 

[BackAgain]

were there people already here??

Apparently not.

 

[Hellbilly]

The Bahamas are in North America. Just saying.

It's all Turtle Island.