Relics of the Past - Hauntingly Good Historical Stories

Columbus - Hero or Villan?

13 min · 21 mei 2026
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In 1504, Christopher Columbus was stranded in Jamaica, his crew mutinous and his indigenous hosts refusing to feed him. So he consulted an almanac, gathered the tribal leaders — and told them God was going to devour the moon as punishment for their refusal. Three days later, the blood moon rose exactly as he predicted. They believed him. They brought food. Columbus sailed home. This is the Columbus story they left out of the textbook — and it's only one of them.

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