On Feb 23, 2012, at 5:56 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > The delicious irony is how each of the inhuman conquistadors, Christopher > Columbus, Francisco Pizarro, Hernan Cortez all ended up either shipped back > to Spain in chains, or put to death or died begging for a living.
Dear list: I hope to have something poetic and profound to say about this "delicious irony" at some point in the recent future, if I don't forget what I want to say or run out of time. Meanwhile, thank you all for this excellent discussion. jrs