in 1540, Captain García López de Cárdenas led a party of Spanish soldiers with Hopi guides to the Grand Canyon.
Upon discovery of this giant HOLE IN THE EARTH, they were shocked! And they soon discovered that it was growing!
They immediately sent word back to the Spanish Viceroy in Mexico City of their devastating new find.
Upon hearing of this calamity, the Viceroy sent an emergency message back to the Spanish Crown in Madrid, via the next gold treasure ship. SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE!
The Spanish King and his Queen were devastated! They immediately set in motion the power of government to stop this destruction.
They ordered that all waters in the New World and effectively anywhere in the Spanish Empire be Stopped from flowing and draconian restrictions put in place to prevent anyone from ever using any of the rivers and lakes for drinking, cooking or bathing. The first two were difficult, but the third one was fairly easy.
And so, with the foresight of the Spanish Conquistadores, the Spanish royalty and the Power of absolute tyrannical Government, they saved the Earth from total destruction........................................
Red Badger’s Hysterical History of the World..................#12................