Christopher Columbus: Not a hero for young Americans

Last week, explorer Barry Clifford announced that he discovered a wreckage along Haiti 's coast, which may be the flagship of Santa Maria' s Christopher Columbus in his first voyage. Clifford has worked on this site for a while, but this discovery was released to take actions to protect shipwrecks from looters - these predators were clearly seen previously on shipwrecks It is made of cannon. For a long time Christopher Columbus has been regarded as a person who discovered America, he is a brave and heroic figure who opened the colonization of America in Europe, but in recent decades Columbus' opinion is The role in the enslavement of his millions of indigenous peoples who was challenged. American

YouGov's latest survey shows that older Americans are more likely to purchase Columbus ideas. 61% of people over 65 years old thought they were heroes, while 9% thought they played a negative role. Even among those under the age of 30, he tends to say he is a hero, but as younger people say that they are less likely to be heroes, they say he is a negative personality Probability is high. People (22%)

Americans tend to have a good understanding of the history of Christopher Columbus. Most Americans (79%) know that his first voyage was 1492, 11% of those under the age of 11 say it is 1642. Most Americans (52%) also know that he has never been involved in land that is now the continent. Situation 69% know that his three boats are Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. But when it comes to the country of origin of Christopher Columbus, Americans are more confused. 39% correctly knows that he was born in Genoa (modern Italia), but 31% believe he was born in Spain, the country sponsored his travel to America.

When asked if they supported Columbus Day as a federation holiday, 54% of the population supported it as a holiday, but 28% opposed it. People under the age of 30 are the only people who tend to object to opposition (43%) over the support (36%) on federal holiday days.

Christopher Columbus is the most famous explorer for most school-aged children. When the children were young, the teacher told them that Columbus is a very nice person, even a hero. Nevertheless, Christopher Columbus was politically correct, he brought death and destruction to the United States. He steals local people, kills them, and puts torture. Christopher Columbus is not a true explorer, but he is a conqueror. When Christopher Columbus began a journey to find a new way to the Indian islands (August 3, 1492), he did not know what would happen. People there were scared when he landed on Caribbean islands (October 12, 1492), but he was still kind.

The school told us the infamous Christopher Columbus, which was called the American hero in 1492, is this the truth? Is Columbus an elementary school who truly portrayed his hero? Columbus is different. Columbus was a greedy guy and destroyed the entire genocide race, so he benefited from it and became a rich and powerful man. Columbus is a very good speaker and it is very convincing. He persuaded the King and the Queen of Spain to fund his "Asia" expedition team ... Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa in 1451. Genoa is the port of the Ligurian Sea. His name was Cristoforo Colombo, translated into English as Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus has two brothers, older than both brothers. Like most people at the time, Christopher Columbus rarely attended school. Genoa is a busy harbor and Christopher Columbus has learned a lot from seamen. Christopher Columbus's father is a poor fabric