• Who Was Christopher Columbus?

  • Oct 7 2024
  • Length: 47 mins
  • Podcast

Who Was Christopher Columbus?

  • Summary

  • Did Columbus really think the Earth was flat? Where did he come from? Where did he get to? To untangle the myths of Columbus and his complicated legacy, Don spoke to Elise Bartosik-Velez.


    Elise teaches at Dickinson college about Latin American history and literature, focusing in particular on the Colonial Period through Independence. She is the author of 'The Legacy of Christopher Columbus in the Americas: New Nations and a Transatlantic Discourse of Empire'.


    Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Max Carrey. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.


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