Following the expulsion of the Moors from Spain in 1492, Christopher Columbus would set sail to the Americas on the most fateful of voyages… While this narra...
Yes. People already existed here, the Vikings visited first (and most say the Irish too), Columbus didn’t “discover” shit. Only thing he did was rape, pillage, and enslave. And we have a holiday dedicated to him…
Yes. People already existed here, the Vikings visited first (and most say the Irish too), Columbus didn’t “discover” shit. Only thing he did was rape, pillage, and enslave. And we have a holiday dedicated to him…
And as incredible as it may sound, all of that pales in comparison to the diseases they brought and spread.
It’s a running theme in our species: memorializing awful people for the sake of tradition.
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