ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: SEPTEMBER 25,1493 Christopher Columbus leaves Spain on his second voyage to the New World.
Instead of just three ships, he now commands at least 17.
After nearly ☛800 years of rape, pillage, beheadings, siege,torture, and extortion from BARBARY PIRATES. Spain was absolutely BANKRUPT.
It was just then that Christopher Columbus approached King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella with the idea of his finding a shortcut to the East Indies, giving Spain a tremendous competitive advantage for their financial
Islamic Piracy is the reason CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS was looking for a different trade route to India! https://www.britannica.com/topic/Columbus-Day
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