Source 1: “Columbus's Official Writings” by Norton Meriwether Since his death in 1506, many countries, including Greece, Catalonia, Portugal, France, and Poland, have claimed the famous expl
Christopher Columbus originated in their country. For many years, historians have agreed that Christopher Columbus, the man wh
to the Americas in 1492, is from Genoa, Italy. Historical documents exist stating the birth, early life, and education of a Cristoforo
which is the name of Columbus in Italian. Also, Columbus wrote in one of his letters that Genoa would always be what he consider
even though he left at a young age and had become a citizen of Spain. Columbus gave many of the profits he earned during his wor
Genoa, Italy, to help with a tax that was placed on foods in that city. His concern for Genoa supports the fact that Columbus was, in
Italy. However, recently Columbus's journals, letters, and notes have been studied by linguists (language experts) from Georgetown
They discovered that Columbus's writings are primarily in a language called Castilian; this language is used by people from Catala
an area located in the northeastern region of Spain. Columbus's grammar, word phrasing, and vocabulary indicate that Castilian was
language, which would mean that Christopher Columbus's country of origin is Spain.
The student found interpretations on the Internet for why Christopher Columbus wrote in Castilian, even though he was Italian. Cho
explanations that are supported by facts in Source 1.