Ep. 81 Columbus Part 2: How a Villain Was Twisted Into America's Greatest Hero
- Author
- Shea LaFountaine
- Published
- Sun 29 Sep 2024
- Episode Link
- None
This is part 2 of last week's episode on Christopher Columbus. This week, you'll learn about Columbus' disastrous third voyage to the Americas when he finally pays the price for governing like a power hungry tyrant. And yet consequences, of course, will be few, and he'll return once again for his fourth and final voyage. We'll also delve into the shockwaves sent out by Columbus' actions, how his decisions have negatively affected us to this day, and why it's time to shift our view of him once and for all.
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Sources:
- NPR "Think You Know the Real Christopher Columbus?"
- Grist "Here's the real story of Columbus that people prefer to ignore"
- History.com "Christopher Columbus"
- BBC "Christopher Columbus"
- Wikipedia "Voyages of Christopher Columbus"
- University of Baltimore "Historical Clinicopathological Conference 2005 : Christopher Columbus"
