You may be correct, I had read something about him coming here in 1497, but I could have misread that.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 5:47 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Did the Chinese discover America? > > Just a point of Clarification...I don't believe Amerigo Vespucci was an > explore and I don't believe every visited the "New World" as they called > back then...If my memory serves me, he was a Cartographer that named the > new > land as he liked on his maps.. and they stuck. > > But, I maybe wrong. > Ian > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 11:59 AM > To: CF-Community > 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
