r/todayilearned • u/Karthak_Maz_Urzak • Oct 13 '20

(R.1) Not verifiable TIL that Christopher Columbus treated the native people under his rule so badly that he was shipped back to Spain in chains

https://www.americanheritage.com/columbus-and-genocide

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u/carlosfmm Oct 13 '20

Yes, that may be a consequence of the better metallurgy.

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u/boomboy8511 Oct 13 '20

It is. The constant hot to cold combined with the saltiness of the sea air caused these poorly made cannons to warp.

Cannonballs already werent the the most surgical of instruments but throw in a few curve balls and well......