How Columbus Weaponized an Eclipse

How Columbus Weaponized an Eclipse:
Was Columbus a good guy? Well, here's a story for you: After discovering the New World by accident in 1492, Columbus had undertaken three more voyages back to the Americas, mostly in search gold and silver to recover the cost of the previous voyages.

Hearing Panama was rich with gold, probably by some natives who wanted him to go there instead, Columbus traveled to Central America. Between his ships being attacked by pirates and eaten away by shipworms, he was forced to land in Jamaica.

Columbus got into some trouble with the natives, and after a while they refused to keep helping him. So Columbus did what any normal person would do, use his knowledge of an impending eclipse to scare the sh!t out of some Native Americans. Long story short, he used the eclipse to convince the natives God was angry at them and he wanted them to keep giving Columbus free stuff. Clearly, Columbus didn't treat the Native Americans well. Watch the full video to find out more!