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A Brief History of The Caribbean:
The Taino People Part 3 — Columbus
Hi sorry I took so long. I was kind of battling COVID maybe. That’s a story for another time. Disclaimer this was partially written last week.
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This is where I have problems with history. Europeans like to sugar coat what happened. When I was younger, like when I was young I thought that Columbus did a good thing by “Discovering The Western World”. We learnt about his so-called great exploits throughout the Caribbean.
Before I go into Columbus I want you guys to know; there is a big debate in The Bahamas right now about the Columbus statue. Many citizens want it removed because of his atrocities, however, the government is adamant about keeping that European jerk around for history sake. One prominent historian and social media personality Archbishop Gigas is one of the critics of the Columbus statue’s presence. The image below shows a thread of his views on the statue.


