Grayox@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 10 months agoColombus was a Bastard Man.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1647arrow-down138
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minus-squareflamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up83arrow-down1·10 months agoPreempting all the “he was a man of his time” apologists: Columbus was arrested during his lifetime because his actions were considered awful by his contemporaries.
minus-squareChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·10 months agoSpecifically, Columbus was the first transatlantic slaver - although he went in the nontraditional West-to-East direction. And was imprisoned by Queen Isabel for that shit.
Preempting all the “he was a man of his time” apologists:
Columbus was arrested during his lifetime because his actions were considered awful by his contemporaries.
Specifically, Columbus was the first transatlantic slaver - although he went in the nontraditional West-to-East direction. And was imprisoned by Queen Isabel for that shit.