tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post6992153115481328080..comments2024-03-28T14:04:01.556-07:00Comments on Midlife Cycling: Into The Ocean Blue...To Where?Justine Valinottihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-82681693110608733952018-10-10T16:50:50.520-07:002018-10-10T16:50:50.520-07:00Phillip--I have long suspected that he wasn't ...Phillip--I have long suspected that he wasn't actually Italian, but I couldn't say exactly why. The theory that he's Catalan sounds as good as any.<br /><br />Anon--Did he play Columbus? Other actors did; unfortunately, none of them (even Gerard Depardieu) were able to turn movies about Chris into artistic or financial successes.<br /><br />Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-22739467829526982622018-10-08T19:43:11.240-07:002018-10-08T19:43:11.240-07:00Even DiCaprioEven DiCaprioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8908461644259659419.post-67423488741797601042018-10-08T16:39:13.529-07:002018-10-08T16:39:13.529-07:00I think that historians nowadays are pretty sure g...I think that historians nowadays are pretty sure good ol' CC was't italian. What they aren't sure of is what he was. Last I heard the best guess is that he was catalan from Barcelona. He was probably a member of the prominent Colombo trading/seafaring family from that city, but who really knows.Phillip Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863320784437992503noreply@blogger.com