If you needed more reasons to think that Columbus was a Dick!
<p>In one of these places, he had to return to Spain due to insufficient resources, inadequate food for his crew. He asked the natives, “Would you please share some of your stock collected from your farming?”</p>
<p>However, this particular group of natives only produced the exact amount of food needed to tie them over until the next crop. They had no surplus, so they replied, “No, we don’t have any surplus. Sorry!”</p>
<p>Columbus knew that one week hence, coincidentally, there would be a total lunar eclipse. As the moon orbited Earth, it entered Earth’s shadow, disappearing completely. Though the event was a simple lunar eclipse, its geometry dictated that sunlight passed around Earth, through its atmosphere, casting sunset colors into Earth’s shadow. If visible at all, the moon would take on a deep red amber hue, almost the color of blood.</p>
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