Columbus never landed here....................... True but other Spaniards came shortly there after. The Muslims in Spain were sailors and merchants, is it inconceivable that there were many on the ship crews? I can’t come up with the manifests, but I would say that the probability is there. Before we became the USA our colonies were using slaves from Africa, 20% of which were Muslim. They were here then, so is it not conceivable that through generations they contributed to the growth of our country. (Close to 500 years with no problems within our boundaries.)
Yes he did. The city of Boston was named after him.