@@bavykieng7777 You’re absolutely right, and this is an important point. The Americas were already inhabited by Indigenous peoples for thousands of years. The term “discovery” is used from a Eurocentric perspective. Christopher Columbus’s voyage in 1492 marked the moment Europeans became aware of the Americas. However, this does not diminish or ignore the rich history and existence of the Indigenous peoples who were already living there.
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How can he discover the America if there was already people there?
@@bavykieng7777 You’re absolutely right, and this is an important point. The Americas were already inhabited by Indigenous peoples for thousands of years. The term “discovery” is used from a Eurocentric perspective. Christopher Columbus’s voyage in 1492 marked the moment Europeans became aware of the Americas. However, this does not diminish or ignore the rich history and existence of the Indigenous peoples who were already living there.