Ahh, thank you Neil, I stand corrected, and thank you for it.
My focus on this chapter of New World history dates to 1985-87, and
these publications come after that, when I had gone on to other
things. Whether these are all the diaries, I cannot say, and would
love to know. Certainly, Roger Smith a notable Columbus scholar, was
quite certain in hisremarks, at the time he told me this (1987). It
appears that two years late they did come out. Some day, when I have
nothing to do perhaps I will revisit this. ;-)
One thing is certain, the scripted Columbus presentation I learned in
school, and most kids appear to still learn, bears as much
resemblance to the actual events, as a Soviet era biography of Stalin
does to the life lived.
-- Stephan
On 15 Jun 2007, at 11:41, macbd1 wrote:
> Paul,
>
> The origin of your quote is not referenced but it is apparently
> myth. According to contents of the JSTOR hyperlink below, Columbus'
> diaries are not held by 'family' but by Biblioteca Nacional in
> Madrid and have been transcribed/published by several, the first in
> English by Dunn & Kelley, Univ of Oklahoma Press, 1989.
>
> See:
> http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0034-4338(199123)44%3A3%3C572%
> 3ATDOCCF%3E2.0.CO%3B2-W
>
> Hope this helps and restores some faith in heroes, notwithstanding
> Columbus' (and others') general deficient treatment of natives in
> the 'West Indies.'
> Neil McDonald
>
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>
>> "Amongst some archaeologists, who specialize in the opening of the
>> New World, the reason Columbus' diaries have never been released
>> by the family is
>> that they reveal that much of his fortune came from selling
>> pubescent girls, and boys, to grandees in the Old World."
>> -------------
>>
>> What great heroes we chose for ourselves and teach our children to
>> revere!
>> I wonder how many historians on this list teach that to their
>> students.
>> Paul
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