When you hear the word "American," where do think a person described with this word is from? Of course, you will say from America. But what is America for you? Maybe the United States, and so an American is a citizen of this country. Have you thought that an American can also be from any other country located in the western hemisphere, like Argentina, Panama or perhaps Canada? The word "American" came from the word "America," which is a continent first known as the new "fourth part" of the world. It was discovered on October 12, 1492, when Christopher Columbus saw an island in the Bahamas which the Indians called Guanahani and Columbus rechristened San Salvador. Following this, Columbus made three other voyages to America in 1493, 1498, and 1502. During those trips, he touched the coasts of South and Central America. In that time, the continent was known by the ear....

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