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Part Two: Christopher Columbus: Bringer of the Apocalypse

Behind the Bastards

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Columbus - A Secret Ad

Columbus decides in his sick little brain er, oh, i was supposed to stay here. Why? Because i'm supposed to take dominion of this land, all of it. So columbus begins his journey home on january second, 14 90 threet. Despite days of begging from the cacique that he stay to provide protection from the caribs. Before he left, he christened his new settlement on hispaniola navidad,. He wrote in a letter to his sovereigns tat when he returned to the island, he he was sure that he would, quote, find a barrel of gold and exchange it for those who were left behind.

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