Explorer Christopher Columbus sets foot on the American mainland for the first time, at the Paria Peninsula in present-day Venezuela. Thinking it an island, he christened it Isla Santa and claimed it for Spain. Continue reading “THIS DAY IN HISTORY – Columbus lands in South America – 1498”
On January 9, 1493, explorer Christopher Columbus, sailing near the Dominican Republic, sees three “mermaids”—in reality manatees—and describes them as “not half as beautiful as they are painted.” Six months earlier, Columbus (1451-1506) set off from Spain across the Atlantic Ocean with the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria, hoping to find a western trade route to Asia. Instead, his voyage, the first of four he would make, led him to the Americas, or “New World.”
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From the Spanish port of Palos, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sets sail in command of three ships—the Santa Maria, the Pinta and the Nina—on a journey to find a western sea route to China, India, and the fabled gold and spice islands of Asia.
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South Philly Italians defending their Columbus statue. pic.twitter.com/6x6LMc4qK7
— David Pinsen (@dpinsen) June 14, 2020
Dozens of people from the group that was protecting the Christopher Columbus statue have now moved to a home in #SouthPhilly, where they believe @PhillyMayor is at. They’re telling him to come out @CBSPhilly pic.twitter.com/1LdYyRpTeA
— Matt Petrillo (@MattPetrillo) June 14, 2020
Guest Post by John Wilder
Groucho: Now, Columbus sailed from Spain to India, looking for a shortcut. Chico: Oh, you mean strawberry shortcut? – Monkey Business
Columbus sailed his ships, the Niñteñdo, the Piña Colada, and the Santa Fe to the new world and then bravely tried to repel the landing Pilgrims. Or so I seem to remember.
Christopher Columbus was one of the first that they came for. Columbus was easy pickings, really.
Guest post by Antonius Aquinas
The Los Angeles City Council’s recent, crazed decision* to replace Christopher Columbus Day with one celebrating “indigenous peoples” can be traced to the falsification of history and denigration of European man which began in earnest in the 1960s throughout the educational establishment (from grade school through the universities), book publishing, and the print and electronic media. It is amazing that, as of yet, the federal holiday commemorating the Genoese explorer’s world- changing voyage has not come under attack. It is doubtful that in the current radicalized leftist ideological atmosphere, the national government’s recognition of Columbus will survive much longer.
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“By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.”
Christopher Columbus
“Riches don’t make a man rich, they only make him busier.”
Christopher Columbus
“Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.”
Christopher Columbus
“No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His holy service.”
Christopher Columbus
“Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise.”
Christopher Columbus
“Here the people could stand it no longer and complained of the long voyage but the Admiral cheered them as best he could, holding out good hope of the advantages they would have. He added that it was useless to complain, he had come to go to the Indies, and so had to continue it until he found them, with the help of Our Lord.”
Christopher Columbus