Marduk, when i said "discovered", I meant when it became public the location of America...Because before it had already been discovered

Ah but if Colombus had a map from the vatican archives it must have been discovered way before his time. Probably before the vatican existed too.
Amerigo Vespucci discovered america officially
thats why its named after HIM not colombus.
i think they named a monkey after him though

and of course colombia.

okie thanx for the info Marduk.. i appreciate it buddy =)

The aboriginal people already in the New World knew it was there.

Who was the first Native American to discover Europe?

Upnapishtim
doh

what is Upnapishtim ??? ima have to look that one up!

If i said his other name was Atrahasis, would that make it any easier ?

How can a person "discover" a land when there are already people on it?

europeans back in the day claiming anything as their own.....

Thats called flag territoriality
what you do is pull up on the coast and check if the country you're in has a flag
if it doesn't its yours
if it's got a crappy flag its yours
if its got a good flag but no standing army its yours
if its got a good flag a standing army but crappy weapons its yours
if its got a good flag a standing army but good weapons but crappy leadership its yours
if its got a good flag a standing army, god weapons and good leadership its time to trade

imperialization sucks.

mmm.
minty fresh breath

i discovered my neighbors backyard, i now claim it as my own.

Did you register your flag ?

yea
show us ur flag...

no, i plan to go with a greenish blue with some brown streaks on it...