Columbus Before the Queen by Emanuel Leutze, 1843

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lettruthout@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

"And here is where we'll begin the genocide of the natives..."

acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 2y

“Not this again, Columbus…”

Taniwha420@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

I love how absolutely done she looks with this buffoon's pretentiousness. I've read a few historical accounts that related that Columbus was an arrogant blowhard, and the only reason the Spanish court tolerated him was because they thought he might be an useful idiot. I mean, they did let him take on these ridiculous titles and governorship over the lands he found as a reward, and promptly reneged when he actually found something.

Asymptote@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y

I'd have thought they'd all be dead by 1843