christopher columbus, n.Trivia

Christopher Columbus first set foot on what is now Honduras.

Christopher Columbus, when he heard that one of his men had sighted land in the Americas (earning a lifetime pension for it), claimed that he had seen it the day before but simply not bothered to mention it, and was given the pension instead.

Christopher Columbus did not sail the world in a bid to prove it wasn't flat. 'Flat Earth' has not been a mainstream theory since at least 600 B.C.

Christopher Columbus believed the world was shaped like a woman's breast.

On January 9, 1493, Christopher Columbus saw three mermaids and said they were " Not half as beautiful as they are painted. " They were manatees.

Christopher Columbus brought the first lemon seeds to the New World

Christopher Columbus is responsible for having brought the first lemon seeds to America

Christopher Columbus was attempting to find a sea route to the ‘Land of Spices’ when he accidentally found the New World