I can't remember the exact historic context*, but the joke goes that Old Sol liked to boast that he'd been born in Poland, then became Austrian, then German, and ended up a citizen of the soviet Union, all without ever leaving his hometown.

*yes, I'm an ignorant american.

Nononono, there can be only one label and were going to let some random online American decide what it is.

Because context matters. Why don’t you care about the distinction that Italy wasn’t actually Italy in Columbus’ time but a collection of city states, republics, and kingdoms? Columbus shopped his idea around until he found buyers for his plans. We have to be skeptical of the canned history we’re fed, it always leaves important details out. We’re not 6 years old anymore and learning about George Washigton cutting down the Cherry Tree, we’re grown up and should know the story is bullshit.