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The article contains a howler: it's Pre-ColUmbian, not pre-ColOmbian. This article has nothing to do with the pre-ColOmbian short-lived Republic of Nueva Granad
by pseingatl 9y ago
The article contains a howler: it's Pre-ColUmbian, not pre-ColOmbian. This article has nothing to do with the pre-ColOmbian short-lived Republic of Nueva Granada.
- nekopa 9y agoMaybe he was referring to this period: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Colombia#Pre-Colombian_period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Colombia#Pre-Colomb... It could make sense in the context of the area of Colombia being a crossroad territory similar to the Middle East, plus the timelines match...
- soyiuz 9y agoColumbus in Spanish is Colombo. Either spelling should be acceptable really.
- pseingatl 9y agoNo, it's not. In Spanish his name is Cristobal Colón. Ask a Colombian if it's OK to spell the name of their country "Columbia." The answer is "no."
- jacobolus 9y agoIn Spanish this era is called precolombino.
- jaclaz 9y agoColumbus is (presumably) born Cristoforo Colombo, in Italy. In Latin: Cristophorus Columbus In Spanish: Cristóbal Colón In Portuguese: Cristóvão Colombo