The Truth About Columbus
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The truth is, Columbus' ship The Santa Maria ran aground on Christmas Eve, 1492. The Taino chief, Guacanagari, sent people out with canoes to unload all the men and supplies from the ship.
Columbus then took his offer to come ashore and wrote this, "The King observes such a wonderful estate in such a dignified manner that it is a pleasure to see. Neither better people nor land can there be. The houses and villages are so pretty. They love their neighbors as themselves and they have the sweetest speech in the world and they are gentle and they are always laughing."
Alongside, "I could conquer the whole of them with fifty men and govern them as I pleased."
As a token of gratitude for the rescue, Columbus gave Guacanagari a red cape. In return, Guacanagari gave Columbus a gold tiara. To Guacanagari it was a fair exchange opening up trade between the 2 groups, to Columbus it was a crown making him King and surrendering the land and the people to Spain.
And the conquest began.
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The truth is, Columbus' ship The Santa Maria ran aground on Christmas Eve, 1492. The Taino chief, Guacanagari, sent people out with canoes to unload all the men and supplies from the ship.
Columbus then took his offer to come ashore and wrote this, "The King observes such a wonderful estate in such a dignified manner that it is a pleasure to see. Neither better people nor land can there be. The houses and villages are so pretty. They love their neighbors as themselves and they have the sweetest speech in the world and they are gentle and they are always laughing."
Alongside, "I could conquer the whole of them with fifty men and govern them as I pleased."
As a token of gratitude for the rescue, Columbus gave Guacanagari a red cape. In return, Guacanagari gave Columbus a gold tiara. To Guacanagari it was a fair exchange opening up trade between the 2 groups, to Columbus it was a crown making him King and surrendering the land and the people to Spain.
And the conquest began.
http://www.transformcolumbusday.org
Enjoy your day off from work.
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