Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agoBoth District of Columbus and Colombia are named after Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) Does anyone know why they're spelled differently?message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down11
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareBoth District of Columbus and Colombia are named after Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) Does anyone know why they're spelled differently?Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareMissJinx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 days agoFirst 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
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