When?

Once upon a time there was a man called Christopher Columbus. 

He lived in the 15th century. 

He travelled to find India, where all the gold and exotic spices were.

But on his way there he went a little wrong, and came to America.

He thought he had reached India and decided to call the natives "Indians".

So you could say Christopher Columbus was the first man to step his foot in America.

So why didn't you name the country after him?

Well, the county was named after Amerigo Vespucci, an explorer who sailed along the coast of South America while seeking a route to the Orient in 16th century

The name was later applied to both North and South continents.

I think it's really unfair that they didn't name America after it's first discoverer. Columbus.

Still I can't imagine America having another name than the one it has been given.

Source: Different forums 


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Rebecca