Re: Christopher Columbus

[Gordon Holmes <lafleur@home.com>]

Dear James,
I do not want, nice guy that I am, want to rain on your parade but I am
probably going to. (nothing personal)
As stated..Leif traveled down the east coat and may have reached the
present day Carolina's. Columbus never even set foot on the Americas.He
bounced around the Caribbean, which was unexpectantly in his way of the
spices of India. He was not on a mission to colonize, he wanted to prove
the world was round and bring home the booty while avoiding The Cape Of
Good Hope and those pesky land routes....Had Chris touched these
continents, we may well be residents of North and South Columbia. (Heck,
if I were him and did That, I would insist!)
Also, back to the far east theme for a minute..another name for the
Caribbean is the West Indies...and the people here?..Indians...
I do not understand how a Portuguese sailor in the employ of a Spanish
Monarch is an excellent example of an American hero but I have nothing
against it. If I sound glib, I do not mean to. I am trying to sound
light-hearted, but my years of teaching history sometimes gets in the
way.
Thank you for coming on to the site, James...remember..you could be
right or you could be wrong, but you learn all the time. I know, I am
wrong alot and learn daily.  Regards...Gord


James Goff wrote:
> 
>     I recently graduated from high school a few weeks back and have been
> in both public and private schools, so I will add what I was taught
> about the discovery of America.  I was told that the Vikings discovered
> Nova Scotia, but that Christopher Columbus colonized America.  My father
> was also taught about the Vikings and the fact that Columbus knew the
> right people.  Although I would much rather see the Vikings given credit
> for the discovery, when I think about it, Christopher Columbus is an
> excellent example of an
> American hero.  It is not suprising that he is often unofficially
> recognized.
> 
> Robert William Goff
> 
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