I mean he also beat and tortured his own sailors who then unanimously reported him to the crown upon return. columbus was a massive piece of shit human being in every way, not just committing crimes against Native Americans.
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njm1314@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Columbus was jailed solely because the King and Queen of Spain wanted to get out of the financial arangment they had made with him. Anyone who believes otherwise is crushingly naive.
Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
there’s causative reasons and narrative reasons and often they are not the same. or even about the same reality.