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Doesn't everyone know that in the 15th century people thought the Earth was flat? And that brave Christopher Columbus sailed westward from Spain to get to Asia to show that the Earth was round? Once I'd have answered “Yes” to both of these questions, but it turns out that they are myths.

Columbus and the Flat Earth Myth

History.com looks at the Columbus controversy and concludes that he did not discover America. He treated the indigenous people of the Caribbean islands with violence and contempt. In fact, eventually he was recalled to Spain because of the way he was behaving as Viceroy.

The site has a lot of interesting material.

An interesting discussion - with quite varied opinions - about the behavior of Columbus in the islands that were not off the coast of India.