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how are you doing? And how is your secretary?

Sorry for my last two e-mails a while ago (one or two years ago). I
have refrained from dogmatism. History after all, allows for multitude
of opinions.

Meanwhile, I have a question. Right now, I am engaged in a life time
study on Columbus---its my expertise. I have read your comments, Samuel
Morison's views, Washington Irvings and others. As a matter of fact, I
have recently found out about an original book about Columbus by
Fernando. I think it is titled "Columbus, the apostle to the Indians".

If I were to write about stating my interpretation about the man,
saying that he was jerked around by his men, triggering wreckless
fights with Natives but not "genocidal", how would that past muster?

You may not agree but saying that the Admiral failures were more
of "ignorance" rather deliberate extermination as you have with Hitler,
puts him in between Saints and Hitler, what would your criticisms be?

You don't have to agree. And I don't claim to have "all" the answers.
But I feel to strong to say that Indigenous Peoples day should replace
Columbus day. What about having both? (Of course, I operate under the
assumption that he wasn't as extreme Hitler or Stalin though
shortsighted at times).

I feel that he may have been a slave trader but only of the Carib
Natives. And that Taino's slave trade and African slave trade came
after his time.

It seems like we have similar data in front of us but taken from
different approaches or filter. My filter is that he acted on his own
and shouldn't take full responsibilty for his men or even be blamed for
five centuries of Imperialism. On the otherhand, you see that if he
introduced slavery into the New World, then he must of initiated it.

Well, your comments are greatly appreciated. I just feel that going to
war over acts of brutal is appropiate (admittedly including acts of
genocide) but yet only one things. However, heaping everything on
Columbus seems a bit "extreme" since both sides credit him for to much.
The other extreme "God bless America" doesn't quite impress me either.

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