What facts can u tell me about Columbus?

 

His past is uncertain. Same say he could had Jewish roots because theirs contacts and also because the extreme devotion he showed in his life (New Christians or converse where usually more fanatically Catholic that regular Christians). There is evidence he saw himself as the second messiah whose goal in life was to spread christianity. He believed he was the second after Jesus!

 

He was an excellent sailor that earn his money drawing maps and that knew fully the technology of his time. He sailed all over Europe and he left evidence of visiting iceland. He also wrote he saw some "Indians" in northern Europe, probably Inuits. He is suspected to be a pirate and slave trader.

 

His achievements were extraordinary. If he had stopped after discovering Hispaniola, the world would have no doubt about him. He was really the man that fullfill the profecy of Seneca of open the chains of the Atlantic ocean.

 

However, his administration of the colony was a disaster. Abusses were widespread, and not only against the Indians but to Spaniards too, that were sumarily executed. The crown brough him in chains back to Spain. However, he has the opportunity to try again in further expeditions.

 

Colombus died forgotten and downplayed by his contemporaries in Spain.

 

A tragic character. In one side is a very possitive an extraordinary figure. In the other he carry in his shoulders the crimes of Europe. It is quite curious, though, that Americans and Canadians blame him for every crime in the Americas. That's false. Anglo Americans should be honest enough to carry theirs own cross of the crimes commited by theirs own ancestors. After all, North America was not colonized by Spain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blame the settlers of the Mayflower!

 

The Spanish territories of Mexico and Florida, the French of Lousianna or the Russian of Alaska don't count on that. They were conquered by the U.S. by force and/or money. If you get a new territory, you assume the responsability.

 

 

 

 

                        

 

 

 

The Spanish Mission system from New Mexico to Northern California didn't exist, because Spain didn't colonize NA?  Balboa didn't rediscover the Pacific?  I guess the Spanish Fort in St. Augustine Florida was a hot dog stand.  Spain started the so called "European Invasion" but they are'nt responsible?

 

Oh yes. Columbus also recorded "Indians" in northern places like Ireland.... probable Inuits. Which seem to have beaten Norses in discovering Europe by 2000 years .

 

 

An opportunist inscribe his name in the Western Hemisphere instead of himself!

However, no matter how much people  try to mud his memory or erase it, he is still there and will always be. Because he did something extraordinary: he break the chains of the Ocean Sea.