Which country discovered the New World?

Question

Columbus was an Italian in the employment of Spain and he discovered the New World. Ignoring the fact that there were "Indians" already there and the Vikings did not tell anybody about the discovery which country do you think discovered the New World, Italy or Spain?

Answer 1

Spain. Without a doubt. Doesn't matter where Columbus was born, just who he was working for.

Answer 2

The Italian state did not exist in 1492. Columbus was from the state of Genoa which was one of the many city-states that existed on the Italian penisula at the time. Given that there is no way Italy, as a country, could claim the "discovery" of the New World.

Also, given Spain funded and staffed Columbus' ships the "credit" would have to belong to them.

With all that said, Columbus figured he had discovered the out lying islands of India and really had no idea where the hell he was. He continued to think that way until he died. In fact it really wasn't until Amerigo de Vescupi (I really hope I got his name right) walked across Panama and "discovered" the Pacific that anyone in Europe had any idea that they were really dealing with a "new world". So even if you want to look at these historical events from the prespective of western imperialists, how you define Columbus's "discovery" is quite in question.

Answer 3

Despite of Columbus citizenship as Italian,the honor of discovering new world was credited to the Spain because it is Spain's effort to send explorations whom Columbus was hired to serve. On such mission Columbus represented Spain.

Answer 4

Spain

Answer 5

Columbus was not Italian, since there was no state with that name then! He was a citizen of Genoa, when Genoa had Chios, an island with Greeks! Thus, Columbus, genetically was Greek, but was Genoa's citizen. Spanish king, influenced by His Queen, was convinced to proceed in financing Columbus exploration!
Columbus made five great voyages: the first two to India and the last two to the New World. The Third one to Chios to take maps and learn the ways to the New World, since Greeks were frequently traveling to the New World!

Answer 6

Columbus was actually Portuguese and the Spanish government had bought him. So the country who discovered the 'new world' was actually Portugal (not including all the other continents they had discovered)

Answer 7

First of all, what makes you think the world was lost? Next time you see some parked limosines, try taking them and telling the police you discovered them and see what happens to you?
There were people who survived a major catastrophe and similar to what happened in Louisiana after Katrina, Columbus met survivors. They remembered their astronomy--that is why they could have shown him a shortcut back to Spain based on their knowledge of astronomy.

Boaz.

Answer 8

Columbus did not really discover the New World but he only proved one thing, the world is round not square. During those days, many sea fairer do not dare to travel across the Atlantic ocean because they believe that it is the edge of the world since the world is square.

However, Columbus prove them wrong and manage to go across the ocean. However, he only manage to reach one of the island in America. Amerigo Vespucci is the man that truly discover the new world, the continent itself...

Answer 9

NEITHER. It was discovered during the last Ice Age when people of Asian descent walked across the land bridge to America. Or in more modern times it was actually discovered by a group of people that left Jerusalem around 600 B.C. and sailed to America. These two groups are the primary ancestors of the Native Americans.

Answer 10

Spain did remember the Italians and Portugal laughed him out of their court plus the pope gave the claim to the Spanish any way