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Christopher Columbus: America’s Saintly Founder, by Michael Ippolito – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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*Image Cropped: Portrait of a Man (said to be Christopher Columbus) by Sebastiano del Piombo, 1519 [The MET, New York]. Like Columbus (Cristoforo Colombo), Piombo was a Venetian, so it’s possible they may have met. However, this portrait is dated more than a dozen years after Columbus’s death and was likely not painted from life.

By Michael Ippolito, Crisis Magazine, Oct. 14, 2024

Michael Ippolito is the co-founder and president of The American Postliberal. Michael graduated from the Catholic University of America with a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and minors in History and Theology. …

 

Columbus was not a genocidal villain or a nationalist explorer; he was a saintly man who wanted to win souls for Christ.

Michael Ippolito

Christopher Columbus has become one of the most polarizing figures in American history. Our nation used to revere Columbus as one of America’s greatest heroes. Now, he’s one of the Republic’s greatest villains.

Leftist revolutionaries depict Columbus as a power-hungry maniac who wanted to enslave and annihilate the natives. Any honor of Columbus—whether it’s a statute or a holiday—must be torn down and replaced, according to the liberal revolutionaries.

In contrast, the Right depicts Columbus as a nationalist pioneer. The Right defends his legacy as that of a courageous pioneer whose actions led to the eventual formation of the United States of America. However, both sides miss a significant fact from Columbus’ life. …

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