... praised him and gave him credit for something he really didn't do. For years now schools have been teaching students that Columbus was this amazing man that found all this gold and discovered new lands. However, they do not know the truth about Christopher Columbus. In fact, Christopher Columbus unintentionally discovered America. I didn't know much about Christopher Columbus in the beginning ... the lessons taught in history books and classes. After research, I learned that Christopher Columbus actually left Spain in search of Asia and India. When he arrived at what is now Haiti along ...

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