Posted on 10/11/2021 6:32:49 PM PDT by Conservat1
Op-Ed: Columbus’ fear of Islam, rooted in Europe’s Crusades, shaped his view of Native Americans A statue of Christopher Columbus with his face and hands spray-painted red A statue of Christopher Columbus in Miami was vandalized during protests in June 2020.(Lynne Sladky / Associated Press)
In all that has been written about Columbus — from his being the first Italian American to the progenitor of a continental genocide — one of the most crucial aspects of his biography is missing: A primary force behind Columbus’ Atlantic crossings was a fear and hatred of Islam.
This shaped how white Europeans engaged with the “New World” and its native peoples for centuries, and how today’s Americans understand the world. It should influence how we think about the second Monday in October — whether you call it Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day or Italian Heritage Day.
Columbus was born into Europe’s anti-Islamic mind-set in 1451, raised on tales of the Crusades and the territorial losses his hometown of Genoa suffered after the Ottoman Empire’s capture of Constantinople in 1453.
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Isn’t it amazing just how many more evils America has perpetrated??? AND YET the most desperate “person of color” risks life and limb to come live for free off the stupid American gringo tax payer.
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I doubt it too. The author's AGENDA is clear. From his books, all slong. To link so many events to anti Islam supposedly.
How about not everything is about his Islam?
It's also a nod, an effort to ask alliances from native American to the Islamic lobby like CAIR...
“This author seems to be willfully ignorant about the “European Crusades” The Crusades were a response to Islamic aggression. The goals was to RE-CAPTURE the Holy Land from the Muslims for the Byzantine Empire”
And my understanding is that the Europeans went to North Africa to stop the piracy (and worse) that made life on the Mediterranean next to impossible. At least for North Africa, they had no desire to be there, but also no choice.
This article increases my respect for Christopher Columbus.
Columbus and some of his crew were Jewish; fled Spain just before due to the Edict of Expulsion On August 3, 1492, all Jews were required to leave Spain. Boarding their vessels before midnight, and sailing one-half hour before sunrise, Columbus and his crew set out on his now-famous voyage. 1 His historic voyage was financed by wealthy and influential Jews-many themselves converts-rather than a magnanimous King and Queen of Spain.
bkmk
Seems more likely Europe wanted a route to the east to avoid Muslims. The intertribal warfare (genocide?) was why Europe was able to conquer the new world.
Yup
“This is an attempt at re-writing history.”
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Of course it is.
"What a GREAT idea. Can you round up these children for the show? Be sure to let me know when to swing by and give them all a hug."
Oops, wrong post. I should never have two FR tabs open at the same time.
Mods, can you delete this post?
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