Why is there a myth about Christopher Columbus, and why do we have a holiday for him?
The reason why there is a myth that Columbus discovered the Americas was possibly to give credit to Spain over somebody else. Also, the myth of there being a difficult journey was probably created to create that sense that it was not an easy task to 'discover' the Americas. In addition, by making it seem like everyone else thought the world was flat whereas Christopher Columbus believed it was round, it makes it seem as though he was challenging established beliefs and trying to prove something but instead, his calculations on the size of the world was wrong. Based on some research, it is apparent that the United States wanted to identify Columbus over John Cabot, who discovered Newfoundland under England's name, as the one who discovered the Americas because United States was fighting against England.
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