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photoblog image "La Pinta" - 4

"La Pinta" - 4

 

Down in the hold, with models and replicas of various things the Pinta brought back from what we now call the West Indies, including a couple of native Americans, a cockatoo, maize and various seeds and plants.

"La Pinta" - 4

 

Down in the hold, with models and replicas of various things the Pinta brought back from what we now call the West Indies, including a couple of native Americans, a cockatoo, maize and various seeds and plants.

comments (12)

  • Ray
  • Thailand
  • 10 Aug 2012, 00:51
Something unintentionally comical about this display, isn't there, Tom.
Tom Wilson: Pretty well inevitable in a "museum" display, Ray smile
Do you think they really took some Native Americans back with them?
Tom Wilson: Oh yes - that was the case with pretty well all of the early voyagers. I think, in this case, there were three, but one died en route. The crew also brought back syphilis, previously unknown in Europe - but that's another story smile
  • Ginnie
  • Netherlands
  • 10 Aug 2012, 07:15
LOL at Ray and Elizabeth. I think it must be Friday. grin
Tom Wilson: Well, these guys are on a boat smile
  • Chris
  • England
  • 10 Aug 2012, 07:17
Blimey - just imagine what they must have thought when they emerged into the "civilised" world Tom!
Tom Wilson: They probably fitted in quite nicely, Chris - after all, it is probably due to them that some Europeans have their genes smile
  • Pedroeric
  • United Kingdom
  • 10 Aug 2012, 09:58
Hope they had something more warmer when they landed Tom.
Tom Wilson: They'd certainly find Baiona a trifle cooller!
good portraying
Tom Wilson: Thanks, Chantal.
  • Chad Doveton
  • Where latitude and longitude meet
  • 10 Aug 2012, 10:27
These natives must have been a tremendous draw, poor things.
Tom Wilson: Well, I guess they fitted in, ultimately, Chad, since their genes are present in the European population. Although, recently, it is said that the Vikings brought native American women to Iceland a long time before Columbus. Apparently, Columbus brought back six native Americans in total.
It all looks very educational Tom.
Tom Wilson: It was, Brian - the kind of thing that would bring history teaching to life.
  • Lisl
  • England
  • 10 Aug 2012, 14:36
I believe one of my ancestors from Suffolk brought back a native woman from Greenland, where I understand he had a whaling station. I have a photo of my great-great-grandmother, and she has Inuit looks. I ought to get a DNA test.
Tom Wilson: And now we learn that the first humans in N. America were probably from Europe smile
I have no idea where my ancestors came from.....which is probably just as well.

Interesting stuff Tom, none of which I knew before
Tom Wilson: Last one tomorrow, Bill - then we can relax a little from the didactic mode smile
I hope they landed in Summer in Europe Tom! Fine educational image.
Tom Wilson: They landed on 1st March 1493, Richard - what Spring was like in Northwestern Spain on that day, I have no idea but let's hope the contrast was not too severe! Historically, it's been about 10C on that day smile
  • Alan
  • United Kingdom
  • 10 Aug 2012, 20:39
Hahah to your reply to Elizabeth! So did the Native Americans become slaves? I hope that had some decent heading on board the ship smile
Tom Wilson: I suspect that they became court pets - amusement for the nobles, but living quite well and, as I said to Chad, adding to the European gene pool smile

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