Fun fact: The term “colony” comes from Christopher Colombus’ name, which is Spanish is Cristobal Colon. Even the term colonization derives from a European.

It’s based on the ancient roman word Colonia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonia_(Roman) which means the same thing as the modern word.

What kind of “Dank” American isn’t obsessed with the history of the Roman empire.