Looks like commie bullshit.
There is significant debate around Bartolomé de las Casas' translation of, and authenticity of Columbas' journals, some believe that the Vatican have the originals in the Vatican Library, locked away from the world in the depths of their library, and no one really know where. . . . But that is just a rumor, fed by bits and pieces over the years, who knows?

Stolen Christopher Columbus Letter Returned to Vatican, But Mystery Persists​


The journal of Christopher Columbus (during his first voyage, 1492-93) and documents relating the voyages of John Cabot and Gaspar Corte Real​


Most accept that he did slaughter Native Americans though. . . But WHY hostilities originally broke out? Of that there remains significant disagreement.

". . . . Jose Rabasa, professor of Romance languages and Literatures at Harvard University, describes Columbus's journal as an accurate account of his journey, despite Columbus not actually reaching the East Indies.[18] Rabasa characterizes Columbus's narrative of his discovery as picturesque and glorified, citing examples from de Las Casas's transcription like "pretty water," "stones with gold-covered spots," and "a good river."[18] Rabasa indicates that Columbus composes his journal with a conqueror approach to exploration in order to convince Queen Isabella of the industrial potential of the new lands.[18] Elvira Vilches, author and professor of Romance studies at Duke University, approaches Columbus's intentions for his journal in a purely religious light.[19] Vilches considers the Diario as Columbus's proof that he successfully spread Christianity to the Americas and as Columbus's evidence that he should acquire more resources to conduct more voyages to the New World.[19] Vilches contends that Columbus’s successful presentation of the contents of his journal and accompanied slaves from his first voyage commenced a chain of events.[19] Vilches traces Columbus’s mass murder and elimination of Native Americans back to his promise to the Spanish royalty of finding enough gold to fund a Christian crusade in Jerusalem.[19] Vilches argues that the journal’s documented New World potential directly led to the promise of gold which resulted in the massacre of innocent Taíno.[19] Dona de Sanctis, the editor in chief of the Italian American magazine, defends Columbus's interactions with the Tainos through his Diario.[20] She specifies that Columbus compliments the Native Americans' appearance and acumen upon first meeting them; she explains that Columbus's crew only retaliated with violence after the men Columbus left behind were killed off by the Tainos, and that Columbus's journal should serve as an important historical artifact emphasizing the significance of Columbus's accomplishments.[20] However, according to the journals, Columbus, unable to prove the Taino actually perpetrated the massacre, took no action whatsoever against the Taino.. . . "



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Copy of the abstract from Christopher Columbus' journal by Bartolomé de las Casas.
 
There is significant debate around Bartolomé de las Casas' translation of, and authenticity of Columbas' journals, some believe that the Vatican have the originals in the Vatican Library, locked away from the world in the depths of their library, and no one really know where. . . . But that is just a rumor, fed by bits and pieces over the years, who knows?

Stolen Christopher Columbus Letter Returned to Vatican, But Mystery Persists​


The journal of Christopher Columbus (during his first voyage, 1492-93) and documents relating the voyages of John Cabot and Gaspar Corte Real​


Most accept that he did slaughter Native Americans though. . . But WHY hostilities originally broke out? Of that there remains significant disagreement.

". . . . Jose Rabasa, professor of Romance languages and Literatures at Harvard University, describes Columbus's journal as an accurate account of his journey, despite Columbus not actually reaching the East Indies.[18] Rabasa characterizes Columbus's narrative of his discovery as picturesque and glorified, citing examples from de Las Casas's transcription like "pretty water," "stones with gold-covered spots," and "a good river."[18] Rabasa indicates that Columbus composes his journal with a conqueror approach to exploration in order to convince Queen Isabella of the industrial potential of the new lands.[18] Elvira Vilches, author and professor of Romance studies at Duke University, approaches Columbus's intentions for his journal in a purely religious light.[19] Vilches considers the Diario as Columbus's proof that he successfully spread Christianity to the Americas and as Columbus's evidence that he should acquire more resources to conduct more voyages to the New World.[19] Vilches contends that Columbus’s successful presentation of the contents of his journal and accompanied slaves from his first voyage commenced a chain of events.[19] Vilches traces Columbus’s mass murder and elimination of Native Americans back to his promise to the Spanish royalty of finding enough gold to fund a Christian crusade in Jerusalem.[19] Vilches argues that the journal’s documented New World potential directly led to the promise of gold which resulted in the massacre of innocent Taíno.[19] Dona de Sanctis, the editor in chief of the Italian American magazine, defends Columbus's interactions with the Tainos through his Diario.[20] She specifies that Columbus compliments the Native Americans' appearance and acumen upon first meeting them; she explains that Columbus's crew only retaliated with violence after the men Columbus left behind were killed off by the Tainos, and that Columbus's journal should serve as an important historical artifact emphasizing the significance of Columbus's accomplishments.[20] However, according to the journals, Columbus, unable to prove the Taino actually perpetrated the massacre, took no action whatsoever against the Taino.. . . "



Copy_of_the_abstract_from_Columbus%27_journal_by_Bartolom%C3%A9_de_las_Casas.jpg

Copy of the abstract from Christopher Columbus' journal by Bartolomé de las Casas.
Yes. And-?
 

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