Watching some sunday morning tv the horrible histories movie guy is on and mentions Columbus never hitting America, only the Americas.
So why do Americans attribute genocide to Columbus?
I hope this is the right sub
There is always more that could be said, but you might appreciate these following links to get started reading;
/u/Itsalrightwithme points out that Columbus would have been considered terrible even by his fellow Europeans.
/u/Snapshot52 with Monday Methods | Indigenous Peoples Day and Columbus Day: Revisionist?
and again with How accurate is it? (Analysis on Columbus apologia).