Reposted by joe•iuculano 🇨🇦🇮🇹🇪🇺
Okay, let me lay the debate to rest.
Christopher Columbus was NOT Italian
He was Genovese.
From the Republic of Genoa, created in 1099 and lasting till 1797.
Yes.
700 years.
And Columbus was born somewhere in the middle.
So please, do not even TRY to convince me he was Italian
End of story.
