Cristopher Columbus

1. The man who discovered America. Now, some people argue that he actually discovered the West Indies, or that it was discovered by Leif Ericcson about 1000 years before, or that you really cant discover a nation already inhabited by natives. Those people are communists. Columbus discovered America.*

*From America:The Book

In nineteen-hundred eighty-two,
Cristopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

by teh cabose November 3, 2005

Christopher Columbus

An Italian explorer who rediscovered a continent that most Europeans at the time had no previous knowledge of, and whose voyages set off further exploration and colonization of this "New World," resulting in his being credited for its discovery.

Things CAN be discovered more than once. In general, people in Europe didn't know about the Americas before Columbus' voyages, and the resulting colonization means that most of the people living in the Americas today are at least partially descended from Europeans. No one alive today who says that Columbus discovered America actually thinks the land was uninhabited when he found it. The proper understanding is that, from a eurocentric point of view, Christopher Columbus discovered America, which is true.

by Ima Linguist September 28, 2020

Christopher Columbus

An italian admiral famous for having discovered the Salvador islands in october 1492. He reached his destination after over 70 days of navigation, and erroneously thought he landed in the eatern Indies, hence the term "Western Indies" to refer to America (which takes the name after another famous italian explorer, Amerigo Vespucci) and the use of "Indian" to refer to north american natives. Recently the image of Columbus was defiled by left leaning political agendas that labeled him as a murderous power hungry invader, yet despite this people always forget that without him the modern geopolitical landscape of the New World woudn't exist, including the USA. He was a great man who had the balls to venture through uncharted waters with the ever looming risk to never come back, and he deserves every bit of respect one could possibly give. Also despite Leif Eriksson having discovered modern Terranova 200 years earlier, he never created trade routes nor permanent colonies and thus his contribution to exploration can be considered negligible compared to Columbus.

Christopher Columbus' statue was recently defiled by a bunch of brainwashed rich college boys with guilt complexes

by sepia_officinalis April 16, 2021

christopher columbus

Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator in the service of Spain who opened the New World to exploration. On October 12, 1492 he landed on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas with 3 ships he commanded; the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María. This day is known as Columbus Day. Americans observe Columbus Day on the second Monday in October (the same day as Thanksgiving in Canada).

Christopher Columbus was born on 1451 in Genoa, Italy and died on 1506 in Valladolid, Spain. His name is Cristóbal Colón in Spanish and Cristoforo Colombo in Italian.

by Layko June 27, 2007

Christopher Columbus High School

A high school where all the kids are always in the juul room instead of class

Girl: What school do you go to
Boy: Christopher Columbus High School
Girl: OMG can I suck your dick please

by Belensucks June 2, 2018

Christopher Columbus

a bitch.

"hmm I wonder who Christopher Columbus is.."
"hes a bitch."

by anonymous November 10, 2021

Christopher Columbus Effect

When someone discovers something great. Then, someone else takes that and calls it his own. Suddenly, everyone knows that person #2 "discovered" it. Really annoying when you're person #1. I'm sure we've all been in this situation before!

Person #1: Hey dude, look at this new strategy i just found! It cuts lots of time off of my score!
Person #2: HEY EVERYONE I JUST FOUND THIS NEW TACTIC I CAN BEAT YOU ALL NOW!
Person #1: Dude, that's the Christopher Columbus Effect. You can't just take me work!

by kevinc1012 September 11, 2010