which brought European imperialism to the shores of the “New World” and laid waste the ancient indigenous peoples there. Columbus deserves little credit (Leif Erikson had “discovered” the ...

1492 discovery of the 'New World' for Spain. That itself has been a touch-point of controversy over his treatment of ...

Columbus may not have discovered the Americas ... the colonization of the New World led to the exploitation of its indigenous peoples, often violently and eventually with disastrous results ...

"Does the kingdom of Spain have to apologise because five centuries ago it discovered the New World, respected those ... in a message to mark the US Columbus Day holiday, said the explorer's ...

But he was wrong! He'd found a part of the world new to Europeans. Columbus became famous as the man who discovered new lands called the Americas. The King of Spain was happy, but the discovery ...