The forgotten story about cannibalism in America from a Sevillian doctor who accompanied Columbus

by time news

2023-12-18 05:32:40

The practices of anthropophagy among the American Indians were collected by some of the travelers who accompanied the famous navigator on his voyages of discovery.

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During his voyages to America starting in 1492, Christopher Columbus stated in his ship’s logs that he had maintained contact with indigenous people who practiced cannibalism. He called them “canibas”, “canimas” or “caribes”. One of the testimonies of the first trip,…

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