What was Christopher Columbus' Ethnic Background

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What was Christopher Columbus' Ethnic Background
Spaniard	1 (25%)
Italian	2 (50%)
Portuguese	0 (0%)
Neither	1 (25%)
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What was Christopher Columbus' Ethnic Background
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Pookie	Nov 16 2006, 01:20 AM Post #1
Pookie Powa! Posts: 18,039 Group: Princesa Pookie Member #1,340 Joined: April 21, 2006 Gender Not Specified Favourite Anime Dragonball Z What Browser do you use? Google Chrome and Firefox	Now many of you are going to say OMG he was Italian right away.. It has not been proven. So don't jump into conclusions. However, gathering from the facts that we know about Christopher Columbus. Where do you think he originated from?



Bankai	Nov 16 2006, 03:24 AM Post #2
Soon to be banned i bet Posts: 766 Group: Member Member #931 Joined: December 7, 2005	neither!!! doesnt look any of those in the pictures iv seen



+ Byakko	Nov 16 2006, 04:35 PM Post #3
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KidGohan	Nov 17 2006, 10:04 AM Post #4
Posts: 656 Group: Member Member #1,826 Joined: October 20, 2006 What Browser do you use? Firefox	He has a pretty english first name.. But I don't have a clue....



Pookie	Nov 17 2006, 08:25 PM Post #5
Pookie Powa! Posts: 18,039 Group: Princesa Pookie Member #1,340 Joined: April 21, 2006 Gender Not Specified Favourite Anime Dragonball Z What Browser do you use? Google Chrome and Firefox	The two enthnic backgrounds that are in debate are Spaniard and Italian. Many think he was Italian and others think he was Spaniard, but there is no proof to prove that he was Italian.



* Bex	Nov 17 2006, 09:09 PM Post #6
★ Bextreme Dream ★ Posts: 9,435 Group: Retired Staff Member #1,545 Joined: July 5, 2006 Gender Female Country United Kingdom What Browser do you use? Google Chrome	i think you got i mixed up chi chi, people normally say he is spanish but they say he is really italian.
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Pookie	Nov 17 2006, 09:55 PM Post #7
Pookie Powa! Posts: 18,039 Group: Princesa Pookie Member #1,340 Joined: April 21, 2006 Gender Not Specified Favourite Anime Dragonball Z What Browser do you use? Google Chrome and Firefox	You're right in a way, but people who look at history and debate about lean towards Italian. However, I lean towards Spaniard because there has been some valuable points made. I'm not 100% certain about either, I need proof.



* Bex	Nov 17 2006, 09:57 PM Post #8
★ Bextreme Dream ★ Posts: 9,435 Group: Retired Staff Member #1,545 Joined: July 5, 2006 Gender Female Country United Kingdom What Browser do you use? Google Chrome	i think spaniard was the logical thing because didn't he go over there to get gold or something? my history teacher or someone used to say that and then he was italian or something.
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Pookie	Nov 17 2006, 10:32 PM Post #9
Pookie Powa! Posts: 18,039 Group: Princesa Pookie Member #1,340 Joined: April 21, 2006 Gender Not Specified Favourite Anime Dragonball Z What Browser do you use? Google Chrome and Firefox	Well the Spanish gave him the money to go across the ocean. So even if he wasn't Italian well the Spaniards certainly deserve the credit for allowing him to go across.



Strawberry	Nov 17 2006, 11:05 PM Post #10
Chiaroscuro ♥ Posts: 17,000 Group: Rock Princess Member #1,750 Joined: September 24, 2006	He was not portuguese, that's for sure. We debated that topic in one history class last year. There is no proof that he was Italian but my teacher did bring us some documents of his time that point him as Italian, and some other interesting stuff. I can't remember what they were about, but I know they had a lot of meaning, which made my teacher believe Christopher was really Italian.
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* Bex	Nov 18 2006, 07:53 AM Post #11
★ Bextreme Dream ★ Posts: 9,435 Group: Retired Staff Member #1,545 Joined: July 5, 2006 Gender Female Country United Kingdom What Browser do you use? Google Chrome	He definatly wasn't portuguese thats for sure. If he was still around we should have asked: Which are you? Paiella or Pizza? XD
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Nero	Nov 18 2006, 08:19 AM Post #12
Flash Posts: 2,454 Group: Member Member #1,763 Joined: September 30, 2006	I think he may be a Spaniard because i think we were talking about it in class a year ago but i am not sure
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Kero Engi	Nov 18 2006, 05:54 PM Post #13
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+ Byakko	Nov 19 2006, 09:36 PM Post #14
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Pookie	Nov 23 2006, 05:08 PM Post #15
Pookie Powa! Posts: 18,039 Group: Princesa Pookie Member #1,340 Joined: April 21, 2006 Gender Not Specified Favourite Anime Dragonball Z What Browser do you use? Google Chrome and Firefox	Many say he was Spaniard because King Ferdinand of Spain of the time owned parts of Italy. So he could have been Spaniard. Also, Spain was the country to give him the money, to go across and discover. So why shouldn't he be credited as a Spaniard?



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