This is 'El Zapato.' It was named by Christopher Columbus, and contrary to what your third grade teacher told you as you colored pictures of 'La Nina, La Pinata, and La Santa Maria,' he was:
1. not the person to discover the USA and
2. quite a jerk.
In 1492, while sailing the ocean blue in search of a new trade route to India, he stumbled upon this lovely island where I currently reside. He soon encountered the indiginous Tainos, a tribe of indians who hailed from what is now modern-day Venezuela. They were a very friendly bunch, but due to Columbus' lust for wealth and power combined with the lovely diseases of the incoming Europeans, the Taino population was almost completely wiped out, dropping from
1 million to 500 in roughly 50 years time.
Hey, Christine. Love the blog!! I made this pic my desktop background.
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