Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong cover image

Columbus -- The Tragedy and the Enigma

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

00:00

Columbus's Argument About Distances in Reaching Asia Was Bologni

Most likely, columbus simply put two and two together and figured that there was something out there in the ocean to the west. And similarly, we can figure that isabella was probably thinking along similar lines. That most likely she knew that columbus's argument about distances in reaching asia was bologni but that it was a fairly low risk investment. It would just be, ou know, a few fairly cheap ships, a little bit of money, ah, the right to fly the castilian flag. Right? So all and all, that's our most likely hypothesis for what columbus was actual y thinking when he pitched this idea.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app