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Christopher Columbus-
an economic migrant or explorer?

Christopher Columbus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

" Christopher Columbus (1451-May 20, 1506) was an explorer and trader who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached the Americas in 1492 under the flag of Castilian Spain. He believed that the earth was a relatively small sphere, and argued that a ship could reach the Far East via a westward course.

Columbus was not the first person to reach the Americas, which he found already populated. Nor was he the first European to reach the continent; Vikings from Northern Europe had visited North America in the 11th century. Other controversial speculations claim that Basque fishermen had secret cod-fisheries there or, even less credibly, that Irish Christian Missionaries visited the Americas in the sixth century AD (according to Barry Fell).

Columbus's voyages, however, did lead to the general and lasting recognition of the existence of the New World by the Old World, precipitated the Columbian Exchange of species (both those harmful to humans, such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites, and beneficial to humans, such as tomatoes, potatoes, corn, and horses) and the first large-scale colonization of the Americas by Europeans, and inaugurated ongoing commerce between the Old and New Worlds, thus providing the basis for globalization.

Columbus remains a controversial figure. Some - including many Native Americans - view him as responsible, directly and indirectly, for the deaths of tens, if not hundreds, of millions of indigenous peoples, exploitation of the Americas by Europe, and slavery in the West Indies. Others honour him for the massive boost his discoveries gave to Western expansion and culture.

It has generally been accepted that he was Genoese, although doubts have persistently been voiced regarding this. His name in Spanish is Cristóbal Colón, in Portuguese Cristóvão Colombo and in Italian Cristoforo Colombo. Columbus is a Latinate form of his surname. The Latin roots of his name can be translated "Christ-bearer, Colonizer." Columbus signature reads Xpo ferens ("Bearing Christ")

Columbus claimed governorship of the new territories (by prior agreement with the Spanish monarchs) and made several more journeys across the Atlantic. While regarded by some as an excellent navigator, he was seen by many contemporaries as a poor administrator and was stripped of his governorship in 1500..."

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