1) He was anti-Muslim.
2) He supported slavery.
3) He bequeathed 10% of his prospective income to the city (which eventually didn't pan out).
(source: Steven Epstein, Genoa and the Genoese)
Three indications that Christopher Columbus was a Genovese
1) He was anti-Muslim.
2) He supported slavery.
3) He bequeathed 10% of his prospective income to the city (which eventually didn't pan out).
(source: Steven Epstein, Genoa and the Genoese)
Posts from This Journal “genova” Tag
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The Art Nouveau World
This exists! I joined, to add more Genova buildings.
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Genova impressions-7
" Contemporary Italians did have some sense of the direction from which the plague came from, though they did not blame the Genoese for…
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Genova impressions-6
The suggested anti-virus tool: "The virus gets stuck in the holes." There is a specialty store for ritual gift candy wrapped in ribbons…
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