What is your opinion of the Christopher Columbus controversy?

Find out more about the history of Columbus Controversy, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com. ... Like many European explorers, Christopher Columbus encountered indigenous people throughout his voyages. read more

A flood that Christopher Columbus was singularly responsible for. What inevitably became a Torrent of people from Europe and other continents into these lands. A deluge that is still ongoing. One that only Christopher Columbus initiated. So he is properly given credit for doing so. read more

As the classroom rhyme goes, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 and discovered America. But there is more to the story of the explorer we celebrate with a federal holiday on the second Monday of every October. read more