You know it was really the Vikings and before them it was some Irish monks led by a monk named Brendan. Also you know Columbus wasn't Italian, he was from the Catalan region of Spain!!! So why do we have a national holiday honoring him?!?! He just made it to the carribean, stole some natives and left disease and men who stirred up trouble!!
2007-01-14 19:13:37 · 8 answers · asked by cernunnos 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
Guess they just needed a story for the history book...I knew he wasn't, why they dont fix this, i'll never know...
2007-01-14 19:21:44 · answer #1 · answered by ABBYsMom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You this is not really a question, right? You know I should report you for ranting, right?
Of course, Columbus didn't discover the Americas, and King Ferdinand didn't believe the earth was flat. And really, where Columbus was born has no bearing on the price of tea in China.
Why do we have a holiday? Why not? Columbus did focus attention on the "New World", whether or not he may have been lying about trying to get to India.
Oh, BTW, you strike me as the type who might be interested in Farley Mowat's book "The Farfarers: Before the Norse" It's avaliable in paperback at most Barnes and Nobles (in the US) and Chapters (in Canada). If not you can find it on Amazon or ILL from your local library. Enjoy.
2007-01-17 11:09:17 · answer #2 · answered by Elise K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Columbus left the Port of Palos on August third, 1492, stopped interior the Canary Island to refit their ships, and arrived on Watling Island interior the Bahamas on October 12, 1492. interior the subsequent 10 years, Columbus made 4 journeys to the hot international-he explored the West Indies, or perhaps reached the coasts of crucial and South u . s . of america, yet he under no circumstances reached the North American continent. Mary Whitney, Inc.; 1988
2016-10-17 01:29:44 · answer #3 · answered by sovak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did know that, but I don't write history books. Did you know that Paul Revere was not the one that made the historical ride to warn that the British were coming? He did ride on his horse, but only about 17 miles or something like that. The real person was a man named Israel Bissell (pardon if this is a misspelling of his name.) History is not always fact; sometimes it is just a story.
2007-01-14 19:24:22 · answer #4 · answered by BA6793 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its the same as MLK day, politcal reasons, sucking up to Italian-American voters.
2007-01-14 19:24:04 · answer #5 · answered by m. b 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is more important politically incorrect stuff to worry about, you know, but heres a thumbs up.
2007-01-14 19:19:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it,s because Spain and a another country made a deal so it is harder to change the truth but you are right, because i heard the truth on the xzone radio show. but you are right,
2007-01-14 19:25:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ho hum...
2007-01-14 19:21:54 · answer #8 · answered by elljay 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋