If Christopher Columbus was Italian,then why do Dominicans claim he was,"spanish?"?

Question

Just in case for those who don't know what Dominicans are,Dominicans come from the Dominican Republic.
That country shares the same Island with Haiti.But there
is a border that divides the two nations.That island is called
Hispaniola.Most Americans think that Columbus "discovered"
America,but he actually did not.He never stepped a foot in America.He land he stepped a foot on in 1492 was Hispaniola.
It is evident that Columbus arrived with Spaniards to Hispaniola,
because Queen Isabella lend the ship to Columbus,but Columbus
is not Spanish he is Italian,we all know that, but Dominicans don't know that,they think he is Spanish.It is also evident that Santo Domingo(now the Dominican Republic) is the oldest European settlement in the western hemesphere,founded in 1496.Christopher Columbus brother Bartolome had high hopes for that island,and named the eastern half of the island Santo Domingo mean while the western half belonged to the French.These people are slow,so any info would be good.

Answer 1

I guess history and the power of association has a lot to do with it.

Like Austria's PR coup that convinced the world that Mozart was Austrian and Hitler was German. (Hitler being born in Austria and Mozart having identified himself as German)

Answer 2

Santo Domingo may be the capital of the Dominican Republic and the oldest European town in the Americas and if you would like to see one of many UNESCO World Heritage List then, that hotelbye may be the place. Santo Domingo is really a collage of countries and neighborhoods. It's where in fact the looks of life, domino parts smacked on tables, backfiring mufflers and horns from chaotic traffic. In the heart of the city could be the Zona Colonial, where you'll find among the oldest churches and the oldest remaining European. Also, in the Zona Colonial you will see Gazcue, one of many city's oldest neighborhoods, filled up with old Victorian houses and tree-lined streets.

Answer 3

Columbus sailed for the Spanish, in some cultures that would be the same as being Spanish. Columbus did discover the Americas. Too many people leave off that very important s.

Answer 4

You are applying a concept of nationalities that simply didnt exist at the period you are referring to. For one thing, the place of Columbus' birth is by no means certain. He did sail for Genoa before sailing for Spain, but Genoa was a city-state that was under the control, at times, of a variety of different monarchs. Remember that Italy as a country did not exist until the late 1800s. If he really was born in Genoa, he would have considered himself Genovese, not Italian.

Answer 5

Who cares what nationality he is. He wasn't the first European to sail to the New World anyway. The vikings arrived and built settlements in the northeast U.S. as early as the 1200's. There are ruins on Iceland, Greenland and New Brunswick that date back to as early as 1066.

Answer 6

Queen Isabel and King Fernando had agreed to Columbus's lavish demands if he succeeded on his first voyage: he would be knighted, appointed Admiral of the Ocean Sea, made the viceroy of any new lands, and awarded ten percent of any new wealth. By 1502, however, Columbus had every reason to fear for the security of his position. He had been charged with maladministration in the Indies.
The Library's vellum copy of the Book of Privileges is one of four that Columbus commissioned to record his agreements with the Spanish crown. It is unique in preserving an unofficial transcription of a Papal Bull of September 26, 1493 in which Pope Alexander VI extended Spain's rights to the New World.

Much concerned with social status, Columbus was granted a coat of arms in 1493. By 1502, he had added several new elements, such as an emerging continent next to islands and five golden anchors to represent the office of the Admiral of the Sea.


Columbus' Coat of Arms


As a reward for his successful voyage of discovery, the Spanish sovereigns granted Columbus the right to bear arms. According to the blazon specified in letters patent dated May 20, 1493, Columbus was to bear in the first and the second quarters the royal charges of Castile and Leon -- the castle and the lion -- but with different tinctures or colors. In the third quarter would be islands in a wavy sea, and in the fourth, the customary arms of his family.

The earlist graphic representation of Columbus's arms is found in his Book of Privileges and shows the significant modifications Columbus ordered by his own authority. In addition to the royal charges that were authorized in the top quarters, Columbus adopted the royal colors as well, added a continent among the islands in the third quarter, and for the fourth quarter borrowed five anchors in fess from the blazon of the Admiral of Castille. Columbus's bold usurpation of the royal arms, as well as his choice of additional symbols, help to define his personality and his sense of the significance of his service to the Spanish monarchs.


Book of Privileges


The Book of Privileges is a collection of agreements between Columbus and the crowns of Spain prepared in Seville in 1502 before his 4th final voyage. The compilation of documents includes the 1497 confirmation of the rights to titles and profits granted to the Admiral by the 1492 contract of Santa Fe and augmented in 1493 and 1494, as well as routine instructions and authorizations related to his third voyage. We know that four copies of his Book of Privileges existed in 1502, three written on vellum and one on paper.

Answer 7

"These people are slow"...wow...seems like someone doesn't like Dominicans. What's up with your attitude dude. Lighten up...simply because you have hung around some uninformed Dominicans, doesn't mean you should just generalize the entire country...young people...jeez...~~~~W

Answer 8

He worked for spaain, and without spain, America wouldn't have been discovered in 1492

Answer 9

Let them think what they want. 500 years after he made the discovery, who cares what his nationality was?


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