Columbus
Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "Colombo". It most commonly refers to:
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Famous quotes containing the word columbus:
“The American who first discovered Columbus made a bad discovery.”
—G.C. (Georg Christoph)
“Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist legacy of Columbus but affirm dimensions of that legacy by their refusal to repudiate patriarchy?”
—bell hooks (b. c. 1955)
“The only history is a mere question of ones struggle inside oneself. But that is the joy of it. One need neither discover Americas nor conquer nations, and yet one has as great a work as Columbus or Alexander, to do.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)
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