Why might Columbus be celebrated as a hero in the United States??

because Controversy over Columbus Day dates back to the 19th century, when anti-immigrant groups in the United States rejected the holiday because of its association with Catholicism.

Columbus could be celebrated as a hero because he discovered the Americas.

Explanation:

However it has been proven that Vikings found America first, not to mention Indigenous people already lived here, and Columbus murdered many people. So the term "hero" is subjective.

in 550 b.c.e. cyrus the great, the leader of the persians, conquered the medes and united the iranian people under one ruler for the first time. cyrus became the first king of the persian empire and went on to establish one of the largest empires in world.

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