European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse A stars and stripes Magazine october 13, 1991 m a i / x / t a p Columbus As the world prepares for the 500th anniversary of his voyage some wonder whether there a really anything to celebrate. By . Kominicki senior staff writer it >�?�1 a a y s. Of for is history has painted few villains in the heroic hues reserved for Christopher Columbus. To generations of school children he is the White haired Weaver s son who sailed the Ocean Blue. In fact Columbus True colors leaned More toward Gold and red he craved treasure and spilled the blood of thousands in its Pursuit. The daring Sailor of elementary textbooks Admiral of the Ocean sea Don Viceroy and governor Columbus was also a vain and boastful Man who cheated some Crew members and hanged others. The hero memorialized by the knights of Columbus and the District of Columbia was a slave trader who eradicated the population of at least one of the islands he conquered. And like Khrushchev s missiles America s Quot discoverer got no closer than Cuba. It is this enigmatic portrait that faces the world old and new As the 500th anniversary of continued on Page 4
