So I am here is Spain for Columbus Day, which they celebrate with a big parade in Madrid, and a national day off on Monday. Similar to the US. I found out a tid-bit of information yesterday that i'd like to share with ya'll.
There's an ancient cathedral here in Malaga, its only 3 blocks away from where I live. Yesterday, a spanish woman that i know and myself were talking about today's holiday. She told me that Christopher Columbus was in Malaga, but he didn't have enough money to fund his voyage, so he was looking for ways to travel and discover the new world. At the same time, this huge cathedral was being built. SO- the rulers of the city gave Columbus the money that was originally going to be used to complete the cathedral. The Cathedral eventually got finished, BUT there is a missing column inside because there wasn't enough money to finish it all!
i thought that was a great story that I wanted to share and for all of you who thinks Columbus left from Italy, it's BS cause there is a map in a museum here with the voyage route that he brought back in 1493. Anyway, no one can know for sure unless we were there, right?
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