Actually, while I liked your post and agree that N/S America obviously include more than the United States, there is actually some controversy over the Amerigo Vespucci origin of the name.
It's not even whether Amerigo Vespucci actually made some of the voyages for which he is credited, which is another controversy, it's whether the name is from him at all. Recent evidence indicates that Richard Amerike from Wales was a patron of early explorers and is commemorated as a "reward for his patronage by asking that any new-found lands should be named after him." http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/discovery/exploration/americaname_03.shtml Some commemoration if people don't even remember. Ah well. Don't worry that the link is from the UK, there are plenty more if you Google it. I originally heard about it on NPR. Whether he is the progenitor of the name "America" or whether it's Vespucci, the continents that contain Canada and Venezuala and Chile and such are all indeed the Americas. -Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 3:16 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > Ok so how am I wrong? Because people may not like to be called American > does not change the fact they are. > > Many people don't like being called a number of things, doesn't change > the facts. > > This country got its name long after the continents were named, > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: William Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 3:58 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > :) Glad you feel that way even if you are wrong! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:59 PM > > Subject: RE: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > America, to me a US citizen, does not mean the country "The Unites > > > States of America" > > > > > > It means the continents that contain the US, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, > > > Columbia, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela and the rest. > > > > > > It was named for Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian Explorer who first > came > > > here in the 1400s, long before the first English Settlers showed up, > and > > > long before the formation of the United States of America. > > > > > > That name came from the idea that the 13 colonies would be come 13 > > > countries, but would operate together on foreign issues, Even > through > > > the civil war many people considered the state that country, and the > USA > > > just a body that handled other issues. > > > > > > I am an American, Canadians are Americans, Brazilians are Americans > > > > > > Sorry for the rant, just had to get that off my chest. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: SMR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:15 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Re: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > > South America is part of the America's not America per say. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:06 PM > > > > Subject: RE: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Last time I checked South America is part of America ;) > > > > > > > > > > Canada is on the continent of North America. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: SMR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 1:56 PM > > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > > Subject: Re: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > > > > > > Damn CF has ruined my brain.. I used to know my exploration > > > history... > > > > > > > > > > > > Columbus didn't actually discover america. the islands he > found > > > are > > > > > part > > > > > > of > > > > > > south america.. and the vikings.. I believe they landed up > near > > > Nova > > > > > > Scotia > > > > > > and Canada, not in America. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
