Posted on 10/02/2024 3:12:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Many believe that St. Brendan, an Irish monk, discovered parts of the Americas long before Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492. Others suggest he may have landed on islands like the Canaries, Azores, or Madeira. However, ancient Irish records don’t make it clear where he truly traveled there.
Some researchers claim that groups such as the Phoenicians, Japanese, Chinese, and Basques arrived long before Columbus, following the Native Americans, according to The Irish Times.
However, this part of history provides little solid proof. Because of this, myths have sprouted alongside reliable theories and facts. Some of these myths are spread by historians with personal beliefs or agendas. Others come from people who purposely fabricate false stories.
Despite this, exploring early contact with the Americas is crucial for historians. At one time, people believed Leif Erikson’s Norse settlement in Vinland was just a legend to entertain Vikings through the long winters. Even a Norse map from 1440, showing the North American coast, was once deemed fictional, as reported by The Irish Times.
In 1960, archaeologists found the remains of a Norse village at L’Anse aux Meadows, located on Newfoundland, a Canadian island. This site is now considered the only clear evidence, outside of Greenland, that others reached the Americas before Columbus did.
Grecian Delight supports Greece Arab documentary “We Discovered America Before Columbus” Saudi filmmaker Khalid Abualkair has released a documentary titled “We Discovered America Before Columbus.” The film explores the idea that the Arabs of al-Andalus and the Muslim kingdom of Mali may have reached the Americas centuries before Columbus.
PROMO WE DISCOVERED AMERICA BEFORE COLUMBUS ENGLISH
A significant part of this claim about the Arabs of al-Andalus comes from the work of historian Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo y Maura, the 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia in Spain. Known as the “Red Duchess” for her opposition to the dictator Franco—who imprisoned and later exiled her—she inherited one of Europe’s largest private archives.
Through her research, she became convinced that the Arabs of al-Andalus, which is now Andalusia in modern Spain, and Morocco had discovered and traveled to the northern parts of South America regularly.
The duchess claimed that her archives held early references to plants native to the Americas, including maize and peppers, long before Columbus’s arrival. She published two books outlining her theory. The first, It Wasn’t Us, came out during the 500th anniversary of Columbus’s journey, intentionally sparking controversy.
Abualkair’s documentary also explores another potential pre-Columbian connection: the story of Abu Bakr II, the king of Mali during the 14th century. As Mansa of Mali, Abu Bakr II ruled over a large part of West Africa, a region known for its vast gold wealth. His adventures add another layer to the theory of early Muslim contact with the Americas.
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Yup,humans have been on this planet for at least a half a million years.
It takes approximately ten thousand years to go from hunter gathers to civilization.
There has been a enough time for several civilizations to rise and fall.🤔
“the Indian DNA shows chinese background”
Well one of the major waves of migration that contributed to “Native Americans” seemed to be closely related to the people the Chinese called “Xiongnu”, or who the Europeans called “the Huns”.
They walked over during the Ice Age.
Laying the foundation for the Islamic claim to the Americas
Via the Black Current which runs from the Japanese coast to the Americas
There are structures in South Americas, Chile I think, that are as large as the Giza pyramids and older, putting the arrival back to at least 2500-3000 BC.
I don’t know why people want to give the Arabs credit for doing everything.
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The first known Arab muslim in America tried to rape an Indian gal - she was the Chief’s daughter. She beat him senseless. He was then tied to a pole and skinned alive.
Credit where credit is due.
Didn’t the bastards invent algebra.
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No, they stole it from the Persians. The only known invention by a muslim was the Palestinian who invented the cell phone bomb
But who were first in the New World?
If Arabs had discovered America, we would still be in the 12th century and have a weird attraction to goats.
I was thinking in terms of the 50 states. Columbus may have seen Puerto Rico too.
I think Henry VII gave John Cabot 10 pounds as a reward for discovering Newfoundland (and giving England a claim to the New World). Soul of generosity, that guy.
“In 2017, this is worth approximately:
£6,659.57
In 1500, you could buy one of the following with £10:
Horses: 7
Cows: 26
Wool: 90 stones
Wheat: 25 quarters
Wages: 333 days (skilled tradesman)”
It still wasn’t that much money.
Personally Zi think it was BIPOC female. AOC line of genetics. I can see it in her eyes.
I took the time to read this and it is larded with the usual insults against those who develop points of view that are contrary to the conventional wisdom.
The article starts out with something that has been utterly disproved; the migration across the Bering Strait land bridge. Among other reasons, the natives of the Americas were 100 per cent “O” blood type and no trace of A/B which should have come over from Asia.
Perhaps the Egyptians traded with parties that did cross the Atlantic to the Americas. The people of the Canary Islands coincidentally also mummified their dead like the Egyptians so they’re a possible candidate. It would be interesting if possible to test their mummies of the same time period to see if nicotine and cocaine are also detected. Perhaps they discovered the efficacy of nicotine in preserving mummies and passed that on to the Egyptians.
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