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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1988

Page

7

Columbus deal with Joao II changes ancient voyage tale

A historian argues Columbus secretly brokered a split of new territories with Joao II before departing on August 3, 1492, enabling Lisbon to build its empire in Brazil, Africa and Asia, revising long held beliefs about his motivation and sponsors.

Ous Cuba Genoa Barreto Columbus Joao II John the Perfect America Spain Portugal Lisbon Brazil Africa Asia

Epitaph Debate Over Hell Message at Sleepy Hollow Concord

Residents clash over a 30 foot gray granite headstone in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery honoring Sheila Shea who died in 1986. Officials call the inscription obscene and steering away from a legal fight, while preserving the site as a tribute to famous authors like Louisa May Alcott Emerson and Thoreau.

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