We hate the disgorged tourist experience but we couldn't really miss Seville Cathedral and the tomb of Christopher Columbus. So we forked out our 25 Euros and joined the queue of thousands of tourists who followed the yellow umbrellas or red flags of their guides. Around us was a babble of languages. Bedlam! However the tomb was impressive!
Roger here! I just love all the history and this is my take on Christopher Columbus.
Christopher Columbus (1451 - 1506) originated from Genoa in present day Italy is famous for a voyage to the Americas sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain. It is known fact that the Vikings visited and inhabited America hundreds of years before and the native first peoples would be surprised that Columbus "discovered" America. Anyway he was still an amazing self made man who dreamed of finding a Western passage to the spice islands of the East Indies. What followed was hundreds of years of colonisation, exploitation of resources and slavery. Many places bear his name: Columbia (S. America), British Columbia (Canada), Columbus Ohio (USA) and Washington (Capital USA) located in the district of Columbia. He is buried in Sevilla Cathedral. Sevilla was the major port and held a monopoly of trade with the Americas for many centuries.
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