What is written below is in no way shape or form historically accurate. This was done only to demonstrate what Christopher Columbus’s journey might have looked like if it was done when the internet was around (typos in tweets are purposeful). Dates that could be historically confirmed are included with the tweets.
translation: The three G’s of exploration: God, Glory and Gold
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agree to fund Columbus’s journey
Columbus leaves for his journey despite people betting against him August 3, 1492.
Columbus and the crew spend more than a month at sea
Columbus believes that he has indeed found India and claims the land for Spain
That night Columbus sends a worldwide text message to let everyone know about his discovery.
Lief Erikson sees this and responds
Although this interaction is scientifically impossible the major points hold true. CC did get funding from the king and queen of Spain and yes he did travel to the “new world” but Christopher Columbus didn’t discover anything. The fact that it is still viewed today by many as a holiday and a significant historical event is a gross misrepresentation of history.
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Sources
All tweets and imessages in this post are fictional and were generated using tweetgen Beta and ifaketextmessage.com
https://www.tweetgen.com/create/tweet.html
https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/christopher-columbus#:~:text=On%20August%203%2C%201492%2C%20Columbus,Bahamian%20islands%2C%20likely%20San%20Salvador.
https://heraldry.sca.org/names/york15/surnames-alphabetical.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/columbus_christopher.shtml#:~:text=Finally%2C%20King%20Ferdinand%20and%20Queen,set%20sail%20across%20the%20Atlantic.
