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Christopher columbus genocide12/19/2023 ![]() Columbus never set out to prove that the world was round, but that sailing around it was possible. The Ancient Greeks made this discovery around the 5 th Century BC. In Primary school, when the topic of Christopher of Columbus was taught, I distinctly remember our teacher saying that people believed the world was not round, but flat, and that Christopher Columbus, the great explorer set out to prove everyone wrong (see how that was fantasized).Īt the time of his voyage, current day educated Europeans already believed the earth was round. Myth: People believed the world was flat at the time of his voyage There are so many myths to be debunked concerning this extremist and his supposed “successful” voyages. Now, here is where that fine line between lies, truth and plain out fantasy have been straddled for years. In August 1492 Columbus left Spain with three ships the Santa Maria, the Pinta and the Nina (, 2017) After being rejected by the Spanish Monarchy (Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand) in 1486, they embraced his idea in 1492 after the Spanish captured their last Muslim stronghold in Granada. Columbus and his proposal of a three ship voyage was rejected in Portugal, Genoa and then in Venice. Columbus, devise a route to sail west across the Atlantic to reach Asia, he thought that this would be a quicker and safer route. Unfortunately for the Europeans, the Muslims dominated those trade routes through the Middle East which would of course restricted their movements. Rumors of Gold and Spices in the Asian Islands near China and India awakened the interest of the Europeans. ![]() One expedition brought him to the island of Khios in modern day Greece, which was the closest Columbus would ever come to Asia. Columbus first went to sea as a teenager, participating in several trading voyages in the Mediterranean and Aegean seas. Somewhere in his late 20’s he moved to Lisborn, Portugal and later to Spain where he settled until his death. If you are still of the belief that this man was a hero, I suggest that you come up from under that rock and sip some of this coffee.Ĭhristopher Columbus residence Italy - Photo credit - Analicia BoyceĬhristopher Columbus was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa which is now known as Italy. A failed explorer who accidentally “rediscovered” the Caribbean and caused mass genocide in the process all in the name of Spain and religion and profit. ![]() Some citizens of the world are choosing to put aside the bull shit that was taught to us by propagandist and ill-informed school teachers and are instead recognizing Christopher Columbus for who he really was. Journal entries written by Christopher Columbus and his band of terrorist oops! I meant shipmates and religious leaders are easily available on the internet and on YouTube. With the advent of convergence in technology, information is literally at our fingertips. This seems to follow a trend, with statues of the “New World” explorer being vandalized across States in the USA such as Detroit (2015), Boston (2015), Central Park, and Houston (2017). Red paint which is indicative of the blood of our first people (the Tainos and the Kalianagos) was smeared all over our local monument which is located in Columbus Square Port of Spain. A couple days before this country celebrated the one off holiday dedicated to our indigenous people on October 13, 2017, the statue that was erected in ‘honour” of Christopher Columbus was defaced. ![]()
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