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[Lyte]

Watching a History Channel special on Columbus. Didn't recall he was such a douch bag after his discovery.

[FireSignFemme]

Originally Posted by Lyte

Watching a History Channel special on Columbus. Didn't recall he was such a douch bag after his discovery.

A candidate for sainthood in the Catholic Church in 1866 -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus

Iberian Roots of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1640 by David Wheat, assistant professor of Latin American and Caribbean History at Michigan State University -
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/histor...0%E2%80%931640

[Lyte]

Thanks! I will check out those links.

The History Channel show has quite good, detailed, didn't candy-coat any of his behavior. I knew CC was a religious fanatic but didn't know he was a tyranny as well. It's been a few years since I heard anything about the subject. It's truly fascinating how history evolves.

Originally Posted by FireSignFemme

A candidate for sainthood in the Catholic Church in 1866 -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus

Iberian Roots of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1640 by David Wheat, assistant professor of Latin American and Caribbean History at Michigan State University -
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/histor...0%E2%80%931640

[knight]

Originally Posted by Lyte

Watching a History Channel special on Columbus. Didn't recall he was such a douch bag after his discovery.

good day, one could also argue that a land with people was not discovered it was already inhabited.
enjoy your day

[Lyte]

One could. However, it was still a "discovery" for the Europeans.

Originally Posted by knight

good day, one could also argue that a land with people was not discovered it was already inhabited.
enjoy your day