Activist defends historical significance of monument
Hands off Columbus statue in Moruga
Eric Lewis is a descendent of this country's First Peoples. It is an ancestry that he is proud of.
Lewis is also the person who sculpted the monument in Moruga of the man blamed for the genocide of this country's First Peoples, Christopher Columbus.
However, Lewis said he does not feel conflicted by this.Columbus statue in Moruga remained unscathed as the First Peoples conducted a Water Ritual nearby for their upcoming one-off holiday on Friday.
In August 1498 Columbus claimed this island for Spain renaming it La Trinidad in honour of the Holy Trinity.
This island had previously been called Cairi "Land of the Hummingbirds" by the Amerindians.
Lewis is also the person who sculpted the monument in Moruga of the man blamed for the genocide of this country's First Peoples, Christopher Columbus.
However, Lewis said he does not feel conflicted by this.Columbus statue in Moruga remained unscathed as the First Peoples conducted a Water Ritual nearby for their upcoming one-off holiday on Friday.
In August 1498 Columbus claimed this island for Spain renaming it La Trinidad in honour of the Holy Trinity.
This island had previously been called Cairi "Land of the Hummingbirds" by the Amerindians.
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