Just a couple of thoughts in response to Louis D’Emilio’s letter “Columbus Day feature biased” (Oct. 20, TribLIVE). In his praise of Columbus’ legacy, he states that “discovery is discovery.” If you go somewhere, and there are already people there, you didn’t discover that place. Perhaps Columbus was the first Italian or the first European to land in the Caribbean, but he did not discover it.
D’Emilio also praises Columbus’ “courage and fervor to learn more about the world he lived in.” Those same admirable qualities certainly apply to the people who were there before him.
Christian Winter
New Wilmington