Spain’s favorite explorer was born in Genova Italy and is Italian by blood. More properly Genovan since Italy didn’t exist in the 1400s Genova was a powerful city State like Venice was. He was funded originally by the powerful Doria family who were in competition with the Venetian Medici family for trade dominance in the Med. They funded his route West to avoid the rival Medici family to the east who demanded tributes to pass their territory and waters.
Why should Spain despise it’s greatest explorer? Because he was Italian.
Spain treats Liberals and progressives like everybody should: never explain, never apologize, just ignore them.
Spain is a land of great lovers. Columbus wasn’t Spanish, and he introduced syphilis to Europe. Sure he also brought tobacco and tomatoes, but the clap? That is a disgrace.
“Is it some curious manifestation of Protestant guilt?”
Nope. Not just a protestant thing when Pope Francis has become a leading member of the Let-me-apologize-for-the-greatness-of-my-predecessors Club.
1492: The year the Indians discovered they needed a wall.
H/T to FReeper redmen4ever, from whom I stole this gem
“Is it some curious manifestation of Protestant guilt?”
Some people today just WANT the guilt trip of their ancestors doing something bad.
If you prove their self styled guilt trip is misplaced they hate you even more.
