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The naming of the Americas, or America, occurred shortly after Christopher Columbus 's first voyage to the Americas in 1492.
Nov 3, 2019 · Since Christopher Columbus came from Spain, it should be obvious this English-sounding name, Christopher Columbus, wasn't the name he himself used. In fact, his name in Spanish was altogether different: Cristóbal Colón. But why are his names in English and Spanish so divergent?
Mar 29, 2011 · On a voyage of discovery at the end of the 15th century Christopher Columbus, thinking he had missed China and reached the Indian Ocean, found and named the West Indies. On his third voyage, in...
Oct 8, 2018 · Christopher Columbus famously sailed the ocean blue in 1492, so why isn't the New World named after him?
Aug 25, 2021 · Because Colón was being repurposed to be the founder of the United States, his name was anglicized to Christopher Columbus. Most significant, though, is that Columbus represented colonialism and imperialism that the original founders and future ruling classes fully embraced.
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Jun 19, 2024 · Christopher Columbus (born between August 26 and October 31?, 1451, Genoa [Italy]—died May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) was a master navigator and admiral whose four transatlantic voyages (1492–93, 1493–96, 1498–1500, and 1502–04) opened the way for European exploration, exploitation, and colonization of the Americas.
Jul 4, 2016 · The introduction to Waldseemüller’s “Cosmographie” actually contains the first suggestion that the area of Columbus’ discovery be named “America” in honor of Vespucci, who recognized that a “New World,” the so-called fourth part of the world, had been reached through Columbus’ voyage.
