is not christofer colombus!!!! because from what i know Cristobal Colon is either from spain or purtugal and i can ensure you that his name is not in english. The rest of the world call george washinton george washinton!!!! they dont call him JORGE WASHINTON right?? so whats going on with this++
isn't this behevior a little disrespectful??
2007-08-19 06:45:00 · 7 answers · asked by luis v 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It is Anglicizing a name. It is easier to speak the name in English. I am sure there are some in other countries that do take English names and speak it in their own languages too. I try to say any name in its original language, if I have heard it that way.
2007-08-19 06:55:56 · answer #1 · answered by kepjr100 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the US a majority like to Anglicize names for easier pronunciation.
Cristobal Colon (Genoa, Italy?, 1451 – May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) is Spanish and he is not celebrated in the Spanish speaking countries by everyone unlike the US.
He was an Italian.
Christopher Columbus is English
Other cultures do the same since some languages do not have a word for word or the same meaning.
Some cultures do not even have a definition of death and pass on history verbally and not written and through time the real incident can change.
2007-08-19 07:00:59 · answer #2 · answered by Max R Waller 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Columbus is believed to have been from Genoa, an Italian city. I forget his name originally but Cistobal Colon is his own Spanish translation of his name. Cristobal Colon actually means, (translations are often crude) Christ Bearer Colonizer.
The world of Mariners had the spread of the Gospel as one of their chief motives for exploration and conquest. The other motives were adventure, glory, and of course wealth. In order to make the greatest appeal to a Catholic Monarch, Isabel of Castille, (not Ferdinand of Aragon, he put nothing up, though he was married to Isabel) Columbus changed his name or translated it to his advantage. Nothing unusual about that. He was an ambitious man and knew how politics worked.
2007-08-19 07:48:44 · answer #3 · answered by whiterook 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's meant as disrespect. I think it's called translation.That's what his name is in English. And I do know of some English names that get translated to something a little different in other languages.
And while historians do believe that Christopher Columbus probably was from Spain, he claimed that he was from Italy and so history has him listed as an Italian.
2007-08-19 06:54:52 · answer #4 · answered by Sharon M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well we usually call him George Washington Christopher Columbus and the country purtugal we usually call it Portugal. with your spelling errors now corrected i can say this...madre is mother in English. And he who controls the present controls the past...I find it disrespectful that the Japanese tell their people that we bombed them for no reason...Pearl Harbor is never mentioned in their history books ( i know someone from Japan so i know this to be true she had a big surprise when she came over here as an exchange student) I find it disrespectful that people burn our flag but don't you find it odd you hardly ever see Americans burning someone elses flag ? If you do its someone from that country protesting their old government. the Deutch language is called German here...we are mostly English speaking so it would follow that we translate things to English just as other country's translate it into theirs just as I'm sure whatever country you are from does the same. Get over it.
2007-08-19 07:07:14 · answer #5 · answered by t 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh, boy! For Englishs-speaking people to Anglacize a name is not disrespectful nor is it a case of changing names.
It is, rather, more respectful to change the name: what is "colon" in English? (Get the point?)
Also, if you wish to change "George" to "Jorge", why did you not change "Washington"? (of course; too difficult to do in Spanish!)
Your "question" makes no sense at all. A lot of famous people from Spain had French, Italian, German...etc. names!
2007-08-19 07:06:30 · answer #6 · answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
~The pot calling the kettle black.~
"Cristóbal Colón" was not his actual name. He was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451, and his real name was "Cristoforo Colombo". So, as you can see, we have not been the only ones to change his name, you did the same as well, so you're as disrespectful as us.
2007-08-19 08:09:31 · answer #7 · answered by Millie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋