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soyiuz
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Why They Lost the Wheel (1973)
Columbus in Spanish is Colombo. Either spelling should be acceptable really.
jaclaz
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Columbus is (presumably) born Cristoforo Colombo, in Italy.
In Latin: Cristophorus Columbus
In Spanish: Cristóbal Colón
In Portuguese: Cristóvão Colombo
pseingatl
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No, it's not. In Spanish his name is Cristobal Colón. Ask a Colombian if it's OK to spell the name of their country "Columbia." The answer is "no."
jacobolus
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In Spanish this era is called precolombino.
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