Christopher Columbus - American Hero Or Portuguese Idiot ?
As the vessel bounces lazily across the waves, a man sitting amidships on the crow's nest cries out. "Land, Ho!" he says in a state of dumbfounded excitement. After almost a year at sea, their fateful voyage was reaching a conclusion. A stately man walks out of the cabin and surveys the situation. He is Christopher Columbus, Portuguese explorer. Some say he was one of the greatest men that ever lived. He discovered the "New World" and brought riches back to his lieges in Spain. These people are wrong. He was an idiot.
Chris Columbus was an idiot for many reasons. Most of t ....
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