575 years ago the navigator Christopher Columbus was born, who discovered America for the Europeans. Thanks to his expeditions, mass colonization of the New World began. Columbus' activities cause a fierce debate among scientists today. On the one hand, his discoveries contributed to the rapid economic modernization of European society, the development of science and the expansion of inter-ethnic contacts, on the other hand, historians agree that the events that followed turned into a disaster for millions of Indians. On October 31, 1451, according to one version, the navigator Christopher Columbus was born. His discovery of America for the Europeans was a huge scientific breakthrough and changed the entire world, but it was a disaster for millions of Indians. The Discovery of America At various times suggestions have been made regarding the pre-Columbian visit to America by the Phoenicians, Egyptians, Romans, Chinese, Irish, Welsh, Japanese and Africans.

575 years ago the navigator Christopher Columbus was born, who discovered America for the Europeans. Thanks to his expeditions, mass colonization of the New World began. Columbus' activities cause a fierce debate among scientists today. On the one hand, his discoveries contributed to the rapid economic modernization of European society, the development of science and the expansion of inter-ethnic contacts, on the other hand, historians agree that the events that followed turned into a disaster for millions of Indians. On October 31, 1451, according to one version, the navigator Christopher Columbus was born. His discovery of America for the Europeans was a huge scientific breakthrough and changed the entire world, but it was a disaster for millions of Indians. The Discovery of America At various times suggestions have been made regarding the pre-Columbian visit to America by the Phoenicians, Egyptians, Romans, Chinese, Irish, Welsh, Japanese and Africans.