"Here I am, king, queen, before you, hereby imploring a fund of 1,200 ducats to set out indeed for what is discovered and what is yet to be discovered."
With these words, Christopher Columbus appeared before the Spanish Court that year of good rye harvest. His majesties gave him the 1,200 ducats, entertained him with 300 fortunes and 20 marlboros and wished him the best of luck for his journey, requesting the greatest of glories for what would soon be the Spanish Empire.
Cristobal departed from the port of Palillos Hygienics heading for the ocean, with a stopover in the Canary Islands. The goal of him. The Indies.
After two long months of crossing, he realized a small calculation error, hardly worthy of an admiral of his height (1'58m). Columbus had set out in the opposite direction to the Indies. Prestigious historians attribute the mistake to the climatic conditions at the time of the game, the fog played a bad (or good) trick on him.
After trying to hide the mistake, the crew mutinied, according to data from the logbook, due to the extreme shortage of cigarettes (the anti-smoking law was being debated in the Senate). Cristobal managed to reassure the masses, promising a supply of cigarettes like they had never imagined. They accepted.
Soon, after discovering new lands and landing at various points, they settled on an island with a well-known name:Hispaniola. The chosen place, apart from its name, was a fantastic enclave, very close to a port with great wealth, Puerto Rico.
After a few days of relaxation, the Spanish began the construction of several colonies, using the Castilian method:open a bar and build houses around it. History has proved the Spanish settlers right and it has been shown that it is the most effective way for the development of the colonies. These colonies quickly prospered.
Soon, Cristobal and his men began their trips to and from Europe. Their merchandise:corn, potatoes and of course, cigarettes. Native men and women were also brought, called Indians, a name that only increased the hoax that Cristóbal had set foot on the right land.
The legacy of Columbus, therefore, has risen to unsuspected limits, culminating all of them with the discovery of an entire country that, without knowing it, already bore his name... Colombia.