All About Christopher Columbus

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Everything you ever wanted to know about Christopher Columbus and his explorations in the New World. There are a lot of myths.

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[londoneye79]

Celso García de la Riega, is concluded by Mr. Alfonso Philippot, who reveals the enigma regarding Colón signature, and presents his thesis that took him over 50 years of exhaustive investigation, first in 1991. At the moment his book is on the fifth edition. Unfortunately only in spanish, but his son, Cristobal Philippot, is preparing the 6th edition in english. For more info, go to the author site.

[yvettegr]

@londoneye79 I will definitely go to the author's site and get on a list to buy the English version of the book, and look forward to reading it.

I am open minded about history. History does change based on new evidence, reinterpretation of old evidence. It well may be that a lot of Columbus' history has been inaccurately written.

Thank you and keep posting. I'll make notes on your posts and do some further research.I think you should do a video, too, of the information you've presented.

[mrshutter77]

But dispite my critique of some of the points made about Columbus which I THINK unfairly point the fingure at him & misjudge him, and not the people around him, I still think was a well made video & you did take the time & make the effort to put together a short history video which was put together well! Good Job!

[yvettegr]

@mrshutter77 Thank you very much. You certainly know your topic. Maybe you should also put together a video.

[mrshutter77]

Because I studied him because he fascinated me so much, and the points I made in my previous comments - I don't think it's fair to single Columbus out & blame him for all the atrocities that took place & say he started it all - Ironically he himself was worried that that is how history might see him one day. But it was the people around him, including his brothers & the Spanish Nobility in general. he also did land on Panama was guided by the natives to the pacific side of Panama.

[yvettegr]

@mrshutter77 I don't think I've ever said he was the only one to blame for atrocities. Lots of explorers did horrible things (i.e., Cortes was not a nice guy).

[mrshutter77]

@manwithouthat44- Sorry for any misuderstaninds, because too many 20 year olds get into heated arguements with me over him, and I always have to remind him, his ambitions & his way of building a new world did not coincide with the Spanish Establishment at the time- wish had just come off expelling all Moors & Jews & where inquisition zeolous. The Real tragedy was when Cortez used germ * biological warfare vs. Aztects, firtime anyone used germ warfare

[manwithouthat44]

@mrshutter77 oh ok youre arguments are solid, I never claimed to have any real knowledge on the subject, I was just curious to it and your opinion. Also I never claimed The Netherlands has a clean sheet, far from it. Not that I think people should be held accountable for things their ancestors did in case of any country. 

[mrshutter77]

@manwithouthat44 ... constructive way that saw the peopels on both sides of the atlantic as friends - this is why he insisted on his crewmen to work as well, Bocadilla, other sailors & even Cortez fresh of the ambience of the Spanish Inquisition thought differently, so they moved him out of the picture and the whole thing turned into an ugly one. You can Cortez Bocadilla and many of the other explorers that Followed & Him Vespuci where guilty of genocide, but not him or Vespuci!

[mrshutter77]

@manwithouthat44- Netherlands, you mean the country that came up with the concept of Aparthied in Southern Africa - look I have already given you my arguments, if your hell bent on believing he was guilty of genocide that is not my problem, I now he wasn't guilty of it, I'm not whitewashing anything, He treated the natives well, because he believed that through trust he woudl get to know the knew world better and spain would be able to expand to the new world more....

[manwithouthat44]

@mrshutter77 Im from the netherlands we never used any atomic bomb but wathever. We did other wicked stuff. Why does this man you fascinate you so much. And why are you trying to whitewash him, why cant you just set the things apart. Im fascinated by all explorers, but from what I know Colombus was not really a kind or fun person. You can prove me wrong otherwise, just come with some arguments. And you didnt answer how you think about the way the natives were treated by Colombus or whomever.

[mrshutter77]

@manwithouthat44-- Of Course He Did which is why he got in Trouble with the Spaniards, The Man fascinates me, and no he was not responsinble for the atrocities that happened to the natives after he was moved out of the picture & Cortez came in to the scene, but if anyone is guilty of the worst atroctities it your country- the only one ever to use the atomic bomb, and never stopping & killing and occupying & robbing the resource of Brown Muslim peoples :P

[manwithouthat44]

@mrshutter77 what did Marco Polo do that was so vile and disgusting then ?? Or is it about Colombus being among the worst, is that what you mean. Maybe not THE worst. You think he had respect for the inhabitants ? And what do you think of him, and dont say something like you have to see it in context of the time. It sounds like you admire this man, and not only for his great deeds, which disturbs me deeply.. :s I dont say Im right Im just curious, esp to how you view this man.

[mrshutter77]

@manwithouthat44- ah no this is where you're wrong, he wasn't, the explorers that caem after him where this is where you're wrong! No matter how much you like to think you right, you seem to hung up on post-modern native american interpretations which historians have discredited.

[manwithouthat44]

@mrshutter77 sounds like your apologizing for him. yes lots of explorers were crude, but colombus certainly was among the worst and I dont think they NEEDED to be like that. Look at Marco Polo for example he was kind and had respect for the people he met, from the most sophisticated chinese societies to the most primitive societies, canibals etc. he did not judge. Colombus was inspired by Polo to find China, if only he had been inspirired by him in everyway.....

[kelvinfromlondon]

fuck COLUMBUS HOPE HE BURNS FOR ETERNITY FOR THE WICKED HE DID TO THE NATIVE PEOPLE OF THE AMERICAS!!