The Truth about Christopher Columbus- Tyrant

The painful truth about Christopher Columbus

Columbus was a tyrant, generally speaking.

After becoming governor and viceroy of the Indies, Columbus let the power to go to his head, becoming a brutal autocrat who was eventually loathed by his own followers.

When one man was caught stealing corn, Columbus responded by having his nose and ears cut off before selling him into slavery.

When a woman claimed that Columbus was of lowly birth, his brother Bartolomé cut out her tongue, stripped her naked and had her paraded around the colony on the back of a mule.

And these are just two examples of many. Eventually, the Spanish monarchs realized that Columbus had become power mad and ordered him and his brothers to return to Spain. He never regained his power, although his freedom was eventually restored.

I'm 2nd-generation Italian-American on my mother's side, and even we knew he was no saint, and not even a real Italian. But like a lot of other holidays, it's all about the food. Of course to us, that means Sunday. Or Monday, Tuesday.....you get the picture.