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(57,471 posts)elleng
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as I also heard he was not a 'nice,' or 'decent' person.
'The previously widely accepted theory was that Columbus was born in Genoa in 1451, to a family of wool weavers. But they now believe he lived in Spain - likely in Valencia - and was Jewish. They think he hid his background to avoid persecution.'
70sEraVet
(4,142 posts)Sorry, there's just no way to yiddishize the name Christopher.
central scrutinizer
(12,441 posts)Means you can go into a store and just take anything you want that isnt nailed down
usonian
(13,772 posts)Let's stop the dumbass anti-Italian hate that has been going on.
The magnitude of this is chronicled in How Italians became 'White'
https://archive.md/avHAQ
as mentioned in https://archive.md/ufnu0
Finally, who knows where the name "America" is derived? (spoiler)
It's from explorer Amerigo Vespucci, and we're damn lucky the two continents aren't named Vespuccia.
Maybe "poochie" for short.
Reposted from:
https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1163&pid=5987
niyad
(119,875 posts)taught in elementary school.
As for ole chris, I despise him for the monster he was.
70sEraVet
(4,142 posts)As for considering what name could have been applied to the New World, it well could have been 'New India' -- I believe that the native inhabitants have been called 'Indians', because Columbus believed he merely discovered a new route to Asia.