• MissJinx@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    First of all his name wasn’t even Christopher lol.

    The original Spanish name of Christopher Columbus is Cristóbal Colón, that’s why it’s the name they honored him

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        10 days ago

        I know but the question he asked matches the spanish name. Maybe some spanish influence in the naming.