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Show VOYAGER NATIVE OF CORSICA?; Paris NewepaperClalrnete Have Proof; That Columbus WaTVern In That Island. Tie Bclalr of Paris states that It has received a number of documental tending to prove the Corslcan origin! 'of Columbus. In the first place, It was only In 1844 that the well-knwn statue of the 'discoverer of America was erected in Genoa, whereas tilnce 1E30 there has 'been abundant rvtdcnce relating to the Colombo family ot Calvl, Including numerous notarial acts and deeds. A street thero, called Colombo, formerly for-merly was named Del FIlo, and It Is a historical fact that Columbus' father was a weaver. To explain his detestation of tho population of Calvl the celebrated Cor-, slcan leader Paoll always used to say that It uas because he had abandoned his respect for Columbus, and tho ,Abbe Casanova declares that ho fears no contradiction when he says that Napoleon, llko Paoll, knew perfectly well the origin of Columbus. Tho emperor, when talking to other .Corslbaiis, habitually used tho expression expres-sion "tho Illustrious son of our Island" Is-land" when speaking, as he was fond, of doing, of Columbus. |
