What is so pitiful is that Latinos are being duped into the notion that Queen Isabella could even hold a position as low as Christopher Columbus'.
It is true that she financed Columbus' expeditions to the New World but she did not authorize nor condone Columbus' horrific acts. Columbus committed those acts in violation of orders from the Spanish Crown and the Catholic Church. Columbus is guilty of his crimes, Queen Isabella is not guilty of those crimes.
What a pity that so many Latinos are being duped into believing that Queen Isabella was a wrong doer. She was a devout Catholic and she and the Catholic Church offered protection to the natives, and because of these two, today's Latinos exist.
For a Latino to hate the Catholic Church and or Queen Isabella I of Castillo is to hate himself.
Friday, June 19, 2020
Thursday, June 18, 2020
What A PIty
It's such a pity that a statue of Queen Isabella I of Castile is being removed from California's Capitol Rotunda.
For many years there has been talk about removing images of Christopher Columbus. He's not very popular among natives nor among many Hispanic/Latino people. He is credited with slaughtering natives, introducing diseases and enslaving natives. He has a general image of having been cruel to the native populations.
Much less is known about Queen Isabella. Just about all that the majority of people know about her is that she funded Columbus' voyages to the New World. But there's much more to her than what contemporary history books in schools say about her.
She was known as "La Catolica," and as "Protector of the Indians." She was a devout catholic who would spend lengthy times kneeling in prayer. It's for this reason that she was called The Catholic.
She also made laws that protected the Indians. When Christopher Columbus took several natives as slaves to Queen Isabella, she ordered that they be released. During her reign she also ordered that the native Americans were not to be enslaved. She also spared them the trials of the Holy Inquisition, which was rampant in Europe, because she regarded them as children. She also ordered that Indians were to be treated fairly. And before her death she requested that her successors enforce those orders.
She also refused to send Spanish women to the New World and ordered the Spanish soldiers to marry the native women. It is from this mix of the Spanish conquistador and the Native American woman that the majority of today's Hispanics/Latinos descend from. Hispanics/Latinos of today are who they are in great part due to her and the Catholic Church. They are neither pure Native American nor pure White, they are a mix of those two. DNA results prove this.
It's a pity that the queen who was instrumental in the creation of many new nations and people in the New World is being lumped in along with Christopher Columbus. Her image will be removed along with Columbus'.
For many years there has been talk about removing images of Christopher Columbus. He's not very popular among natives nor among many Hispanic/Latino people. He is credited with slaughtering natives, introducing diseases and enslaving natives. He has a general image of having been cruel to the native populations.
Much less is known about Queen Isabella. Just about all that the majority of people know about her is that she funded Columbus' voyages to the New World. But there's much more to her than what contemporary history books in schools say about her.
She was known as "La Catolica," and as "Protector of the Indians." She was a devout catholic who would spend lengthy times kneeling in prayer. It's for this reason that she was called The Catholic.
She also made laws that protected the Indians. When Christopher Columbus took several natives as slaves to Queen Isabella, she ordered that they be released. During her reign she also ordered that the native Americans were not to be enslaved. She also spared them the trials of the Holy Inquisition, which was rampant in Europe, because she regarded them as children. She also ordered that Indians were to be treated fairly. And before her death she requested that her successors enforce those orders.
She also refused to send Spanish women to the New World and ordered the Spanish soldiers to marry the native women. It is from this mix of the Spanish conquistador and the Native American woman that the majority of today's Hispanics/Latinos descend from. Hispanics/Latinos of today are who they are in great part due to her and the Catholic Church. They are neither pure Native American nor pure White, they are a mix of those two. DNA results prove this.
It's a pity that the queen who was instrumental in the creation of many new nations and people in the New World is being lumped in along with Christopher Columbus. Her image will be removed along with Columbus'.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Monday, June 1, 2020
Nationwide Protests and My Personal Safety
Undoubtedly many of you have heard about the protesting and rioting stemming from a police incident in Minneapolis.
To be honest, I was barely aware that protests were occurring. Truth be said, as long as that shit doesn't come to me I couldn't care less.
Well today I was discussing the matter with a coworker. He said he had his "thing" with him in case something happened. He had seen news footage where protesters had stopped traffic and had actually damaged property, assaulted, and traumatized people. He mentioned how he had seen protesters stop and harassed a woman and her children.
WTF?! Now what does a woman and children have to do with what happened in Minneapolis? Absolutely NOTHING! Except that maybe she was white.
Well, I thought he was over-reacting regarding him having his "thing" with him in case he was stopped by and or harassed by protesters.
Well, yes I thought he was over-reacting until I had an incident with some vile, zit-scarred, rotten-toothed AFRICAN-AMERICAN earlier today.
I was on my way home from work and I needed to stop for some business before I continued home. I arrived near the Fruitvale BART station in east Oakland. I went to the ATM and took out some cash. Then I continued to a nearby restaurant so I could take something home for dinner.
There was a small demonstration occurring that I was unaware of. I decided to simply take care of my business and be on my way.
So after taking care of my personal business I walked to my car, got in, and slowly began to pull out of my parking spot. Suddenly in my side mirror I saw a small car come speeding behind me. I was already mostly out of my parking spot so I continued to pull out. This forced the zit-scarred, rotten toothed AFRICAN-AMERICAN to stop suddenly. The bitch pulled up next to me, got out of her car and yelled something to me.
Ugly ass bitch I yelled to her. Well, she didn't take it kindly. She went ape-shit. As I drove away she wanted to play chicken with her car and got out of her car several times. I got tired of her shit so after a while I gave her a piece of my mind up to and including calling her a goddamn nigger.
Her jaw dropped but what could she do, basically nothing. At one point I saw her and she appeared to be on her phone.
Whaaaaat?! Is she calling her posse? Is she gonna get some more niggers after me?
This left me thinking that maybe my coworker was not over-reacting. Maybe everyone should carry their "thing" just in case they get harassed by some rabid protester or some African-American going ape-shit.
I'm pro-2nd-amendment and pro-1st-amendment.
The zit-scarred, rotten-toothed African-American harassed me because she was speeding and was forced to suddenly stop. Well, I'm in the right because I chose to exercise my 1st amendment and call her an ugly bitch and a goddamn nigger. And if her posse had come after me I would be in the right for exercising my 2nd amendment.
To be honest, I was barely aware that protests were occurring. Truth be said, as long as that shit doesn't come to me I couldn't care less.
Well today I was discussing the matter with a coworker. He said he had his "thing" with him in case something happened. He had seen news footage where protesters had stopped traffic and had actually damaged property, assaulted, and traumatized people. He mentioned how he had seen protesters stop and harassed a woman and her children.
WTF?! Now what does a woman and children have to do with what happened in Minneapolis? Absolutely NOTHING! Except that maybe she was white.
Well, I thought he was over-reacting regarding him having his "thing" with him in case he was stopped by and or harassed by protesters.
Well, yes I thought he was over-reacting until I had an incident with some vile, zit-scarred, rotten-toothed AFRICAN-AMERICAN earlier today.
I was on my way home from work and I needed to stop for some business before I continued home. I arrived near the Fruitvale BART station in east Oakland. I went to the ATM and took out some cash. Then I continued to a nearby restaurant so I could take something home for dinner.
There was a small demonstration occurring that I was unaware of. I decided to simply take care of my business and be on my way.
So after taking care of my personal business I walked to my car, got in, and slowly began to pull out of my parking spot. Suddenly in my side mirror I saw a small car come speeding behind me. I was already mostly out of my parking spot so I continued to pull out. This forced the zit-scarred, rotten toothed AFRICAN-AMERICAN to stop suddenly. The bitch pulled up next to me, got out of her car and yelled something to me.
Ugly ass bitch I yelled to her. Well, she didn't take it kindly. She went ape-shit. As I drove away she wanted to play chicken with her car and got out of her car several times. I got tired of her shit so after a while I gave her a piece of my mind up to and including calling her a goddamn nigger.
Her jaw dropped but what could she do, basically nothing. At one point I saw her and she appeared to be on her phone.
Whaaaaat?! Is she calling her posse? Is she gonna get some more niggers after me?
This left me thinking that maybe my coworker was not over-reacting. Maybe everyone should carry their "thing" just in case they get harassed by some rabid protester or some African-American going ape-shit.
I'm pro-2nd-amendment and pro-1st-amendment.
The zit-scarred, rotten-toothed African-American harassed me because she was speeding and was forced to suddenly stop. Well, I'm in the right because I chose to exercise my 1st amendment and call her an ugly bitch and a goddamn nigger. And if her posse had come after me I would be in the right for exercising my 2nd amendment.
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