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New Spain<br />

Not knowing world empire was theirsʹ to sire<br />

Isobel promises fair Fernando,<br />

With passion elevating cannonfire,<br />

Grenada soon falls neath their combined blow;<br />

United land<br />

Centred upon Castille,<br />

Chief of the bible brand with homicidal zeal.<br />

From Genoa Columbus came<br />

From Cadiz his fleet set sail,<br />

The lure of spice, the lust for fame<br />

Thro that mission did prevail,<br />

Each sunset ʹrison flashʹd aflame<br />

Or brooded on a gale,<br />

ʹTil verging on murderous mutiny<br />

Thin verdant sliver parted sky & sea.<br />

ʺI claim this place for regal Spain,ʺ<br />

A flag thrust in the rocks,<br />

ʺThis pleasant rain must grow our grain<br />

& feed our teeming flocks,ʺ<br />

On board a sickly sailor breaths out death‐streams of smallpox.<br />

America<br />

1492<br />

India<br />

With Ottoman monopolising trade<br />

Tween Occident & spicy Orient,<br />

A fresh attempt to reach the east is made,<br />

Vasco de Gama sailing on the scent;<br />

On him god smiles,<br />

The sea of storms was calm,<br />

Passʹd many ocean miles with hardly an alarm.<br />

Landing at ruby Kerala<br />

Saraswhati on her plinth,<br />

Gold traded for thymimia,<br />

Pepper, amethyst, jacinth,<br />

From gorgeous gardens of Goa<br />

Extracted hyacinth,<br />

There leaving soldiers to secure the vine<br />

The fleet twice crossʹd the equinoctal line.<br />

& recievʹd a royal welcome<br />

Lining the Lisbon shore,<br />

Sum‐after‐sum a vast income<br />

Passʹd thro de Gamaʹs door<br />

For now defenders of the faith are loving Mammon more.<br />

Portugal<br />

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