Posted on 10/08/2006 9:21:22 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
As the theory goes, Portuguese navigator Miguel Cortereal sailed to the new world in 1502 in search of his brother who never returned from a trip here. Miguel Cortereal also failed to return to Portugal, but the Dighton Rock, some say, proves that the sailor and his crew survived a shipwreck and marked his landing in Massachusetts. Portuguese symbols in the form of a coat of arms and uniquely drawn crosses can be seen on the rock face, da Silva and other say. Cortereal's name and 1511, the date of its inscription, are also visible. Delabarre wrote that a Latin phrase stating that Cortereal was chief of the native indians was also inscribed. But da Silva says the Latin writing is not actually there, but is rather bits and pieces of other symbols that early rock examiners failed to recognize as Portuguese... Craig Chartier, director of the Plymouth Archaeological Rediscovery Project, has not examined Dighton Rock in person, but has read about it and seen pictures. He stands by the Wampanoag theory, which is the most obvious, he said.
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Good post. Thanks.
The inscriptions are Wampanoag Indian.
They state (translated):
"English ships come.
Many Englsih in ships. We no have border walls.
Some of us think we can use Englsih for menial labor, fighting other tribes.
Chief say want to help English here and use them for us.
Chief say too many English to round up and send back across big waters.
We screwed."
ROFLOL
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