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The article contains a howler: it's Pre-ColUmbian, not pre-ColOmbian. This article has nothing to do with the pre-ColOmbian short-lived Republic of Nueva Granada.

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Maybe he was referring to this period:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Colombia#Pre-Colomb...

It could make sense in the context of the area of Colombia being a crossroad territory similar to the Middle East, plus the timelines match...

Columbus in Spanish is Colombo. Either spelling should be acceptable really.

No, it's not. In Spanish his name is Cristobal Colón. Ask a Colombian if it's OK to spell the name of their country "Columbia." The answer is "no."

In Spanish this era is called precolombino.

Columbus is (presumably) born Cristoforo Colombo, in Italy.

In Latin: Cristophorus Columbus

In Spanish: Cristóbal Colón

In Portuguese: Cristóvão Colombo

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