#native exploitation

[alwaysbewoke]

[parcai]

whats the eclipse jamaica story

okay so basically during christopher columbus’ fourth voyage, he wanted to get back to spain but he didn’t have the resources. so he went and asked (read: tried to manipulate) the natives for supplies. and you need to understand that they had already robbed and killed and absolutely demolished parts of the natives’ land. not to mention, these arawaks had already welcomed and fed columbus and his crew for like six months before stopping the food supply. because the arawaks only collected enough supplies to live comfortably until the end of that season. they didn’t have extra to share.

on board his ship, columbus had an almanac about astrology. he consulted that book and found out that there was a lunar eclipse (where the moon disappears behind the earth’s shadow) in about a week. so he told the arawaks that if they didn’t give him the supplies he needed, his God (🙄) would make the moon disappear/turn red. the natives didn’t believe him ofc.

then a week later comes around, and, sure enough, the moon begins to “disappear.” the natives freaked out, naturally. like there’s even an account by columbus’ son who said, “with great howling and lamentation they came running from every direction to the ships, laden with provisions, praying the Admiral to intercede by all means with God on their behalf; that he might not visit his wrath upon them.“ the arawaks rushed to hand him all their supplies.

columbus then timed the eclipse with his hourglass, and when it was halfway finished, he told the natives that his God decided to pardon them, just as the moon began to show itself again.

this man used his knowledge of the universe to exploit the natives on top of ALL the other trauma he put them through. like idfk what thanksgiving is anymore. that’s indigenous day to me. he’s an asshole, a master manipulator, and he should never be praised in schools ever again.

[alwaysbewoke]

[parcai]

christopher columbus is an asshole

fuck christopher columbus. all my homies hate christopher columbus.

[archaalen]

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