Columbus only discovered that he was in some new place. He didn't discover America.
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The early American arrived at a land of which he knew nothing.
In 1492, the natives discovered they were Indians; they discovered they lived in America.
The history of exploration has never been driven by exploration. But Columbus himself was a discoverer. So was Magellan. But the people who wrote checks were not. They had other motivations.
Christopher Columbus discovered America in a blue-and-white sailor shirt, and since then, men have been wearing blue and white shirts.
The only history is a mere question of one's struggle inside oneself. But that is the joy of it. One need neither discover Americas nor conquer nations, and yet one has as great a work as Columbus or Alexander, to do.
The history taught in our schools is scandalous. We grew up believing that Columbus actually discovered America. We still celebrate Columbus Day. Columbus was after one thing only - gold.
Captain Cook discovered Australia looking for the Terra Incognita. Christopher Columbus thought he was finding India but discovered America. History is full of events that happened because of an imaginary tale.
What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.
The American who first discovered Columbus made a bad discovery.
Christopher Columbus, as everyone knows, is honored by posterity because he was the last to discover America.