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What Columbus saw. (Columbus In La Isabela).(Poem)

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| November 01, 2001 | Newmann, Kate | COPYRIGHT 2001 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

 
   Mango, papaya, cactus, 
   yucca, coconut, banana; 
   sanctuary and succulence, 
   a place to be. 
   Saw no one till he had to see 
   Taino Indians taught in the language of their blood, 
   thirst of fever sweating his men to ground, 
   the stain and callous on a Spanish palm 
   ...

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