Viva Colon!

This being “Columbus Day” I thought a photo of a Spanish woodcut depicting the Admiral’s notorious first landing would be appropriate. In Spain they call it El Día de la Hispanidad or La Fiesta Nacional, and folks here are busily whooping it up in Chris's honor. On the other hand, in parts of the New World, where his debut engendered vast death, disease and destruction, it’s called el Día de la Resistencia Indígena (Day of Indigenous Resistance), marking the long struggle by locals to off the pig. Take your pick. This beautiful woodcut, which hangs in our hotel room in Salamanca, illustrates the conventional Spanish view in which Chris teams up with a merciful church to make everything right for the hapless homeboys.