2006-07-24 18:14:16 · 8 answers · asked by Touting Rain 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Before he became a sailor he was a barber. That was why he chose the name Barbados for the first islands he discovered. He later took the "r" off of the word "razors" and called the next island chain the "Azores". He never forgot his roots, and was very popular as a ships barber, and the crew of the Mayflower were considered the best groomed sailors in history.
2006-07-26 18:04:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Columbus didn't discover the Mississippi River. That was Hernando de Soto.
As for what Columbus did, he discovered the Americas and got people interested in the New World, though he was only looking for a sea route to India.
2006-07-25 01:47:51 · answer #2 · answered by Toast 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Columbus did not discover the Mississippi River. He re-discovered the New World but thought it was India.
2006-07-25 01:18:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're talking about Christopher Columbus? He might not have been the first one here, but he set a precedence of a route to this continent from Spain.
2006-07-25 01:17:59 · answer #4 · answered by warriorn639mr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He killed and oppressed native people for his lust of gold, after claming that the "new" land was India, and siezed the lands for king & queen of Espaino.
2006-07-25 01:19:26 · answer #5 · answered by Norcaljosh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kill and make slaves of the Native people....
2006-07-25 01:17:29 · answer #6 · answered by Kleersteel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
went for a swim
2006-07-25 01:18:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must be joking...
2006-07-25 01:17:19 · answer #8 · answered by still learning at 56 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋