History is written by the winners - this is a well known principle. For example, October 11 was Columbus Day. Ever since the 18th century, Columbus' arrival on American soil in 1492 is being celebrated in the United States, all throughout Central America, the Caribbean, Spain, Argentina, Uruguay etc. But what is actually being celebrated? And if
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I was just funnin' with the fact that he was driven out of Vineland, which leads to the future of the Greenland Norse after the weather turned.
You're right, though. I wonder if we ignorant 'Mericans celebrate CC because he ran the first successful "discovery." It's kind of a "in your FACE, injuns!" attitude.
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Columbus is enormously important. But telling the full story is essential for understanding what exactly he is important for. Context does matter.
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I would question that. In the race for resources, the various colonial powers often competed on how brutal they could be. I recall a South Seas power struggle between the English and (IIRC) Portugeuse (sp?). Each were vying for the favors of two brother warlords for extraction rights.
The Dutch came along, killed both brothers outright, claimed the entire area for themselves, and brought enough firepower to repel both the other colonial ships.
Lesson: to the most inhumane went the spoils.
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And that's bullshit.
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Source.
According to some studies, up to 1 in 3 Puritan women were pregnant when they were married. The odds of becoming pregnant from one act of intercourse are a lot lower than that, so that's a lot of deviant behavior for a group that cheerfully crushed people to death for looking "witchy."
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