Essay talk:Who discovered The United Stated of America? In a Brazilian perspective, not Columbus

In point of fact "United Stated of America" wasn't "discovered". The United Stated of America is a political institution not a geographic one.

As for who first set foot on the American continent, that would be some unnamed person many thousands of years ago. The idea that it was "discovered" by some individual European leaves out a lot of historyBob"Life is short and (insert adjective)" 20:44, 6 March 2021 (UTC).


 * To be quite honest, I think both of your points only touch the semantic part of my point. I believe that everyone understood what I mean with "discovery". You only have to Google "Age of Discovery" to undestand that.
 * As for the "The United Stated of America is a political institution not a geographic one", well, that political institution exists in a geographical location. And who discovered (at least in the European perspective) it? GeeJayK (talk) 20:52, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Besides the political vs. geographic distinction and leaving out Asians crossing the Bering Strait (c. 16,500 BP), the Vikings are also left out ( (c. 1000 CE). Bongolian (talk) 21:29, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I've mentioned Leif Erikson on the essay. GeeJayK (talk) 21:33, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

I wouldn’t count on Puerto Rico statehood anytime soon. It’s a nice idea, but it’s still a pipe dream. 21:48, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Anyways, Columbus is historically significant not for discovering anyplace but for establishing permanent European contact with the Americas, something the Vikings did not manage. 21:49, 6 March 2021 (UTC)