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** As WebVideo/HistoryBuffs pointed out, we see turkeys at the beginning of the movie. Even though turkeys came from America, which obviously hasn't been reached yet by the Spanish, and they were exported around the year 1519, years after Columbus died.
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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Columbus is depicted as a calm, kindly explorer who is fascinated by the Native peoples he encounters when he reaches San Salvador. In reality, as deduced from Columbus' own writings, the man was aggressively religious to the point of fanaticism (which is never shown in the film)[[note]]Though he does kneel and pray as soon as he finally reaches San Salvador, and quickly erects a church bell[[/note]] and considered the Native people he met to be an "intrusion of nature" - he had absolutely no respect for them, and as a governor of San Salvador enslaved most of the indigenous population that he didn't outright massacre - to the point that he was considered excessively brutal even by contemporary Spaniards, leading to UsefulNotes7TheCatholicMonarchs to remove him from his job.
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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Columbus is depicted as a calm, kindly explorer who is fascinated by the Native peoples he encounters when he reaches San Salvador. In reality, as deduced from Columbus' own writings, the man was aggressively religious to the point of fanaticism (which is never shown in the film)[[note]]Though he does kneel and pray as soon as he finally reaches San Salvador, and quickly erects a church bell[[/note]] and considered the Native people he met to be an "intrusion of nature" - he had absolutely no respect for them, and as a governor of San Salvador enslaved most of the indigenous population that he didn't outright massacre - to the point that he was considered excessively brutal even by contemporary Spaniards, leading to UsefulNotes7TheCatholicMonarchs UsefulNotes/TheCatholicMonarchs to remove him from his job.
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** Santangel was much more important than depicted in introducing Columbus to the Queen. He wasn't a banker, he was the finance minister of Castile.
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** Santangel was much more important than depicted in introducing Columbus to the Queen. He wasn't a mere banker, he was the finance minister of Castile.
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** Columbus wasn't the first European to discover America. Leif Eriksson was. And of course the [[UsefulNotes/NativeAmericans native Americans]] knew that the place they lived in actually existed!
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** The movie also bombastically claims that the 15th century Spain was "a nation gripped by fear and superstition, ruled by the crown and a ruthless inquisition that persecuted men for daring to dream." Refuting such a claim goes probably beyond the capabilities of this page, but hopefully, even the least history-savvy viewer will find it maybe ''a bit'' biased.
** Getting technical, Columbus wasn't the first European to discover America. Leif Eriksson was. And of course the [[UsefulNotes/NativeAmericans native Americans]] knew that the place they lived in actuallyexisted!existed.
** Getting technical, Columbus wasn't the first European to discover America. Leif Eriksson was. And of course the [[UsefulNotes/NativeAmericans native Americans]] knew that the place they lived in actually
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: It's a biopic of Christopher Columbus, so it's a given. Aside the man himself, there is Isabel of Castile, her ministers, various members of Columbus crew and so on.
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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Columbus is depicted as a calm, kindly explorer who is fascinated by the Native peoples he encounters when he reaches San Salvador. In reality, as deduced from Columbus' own writings, the man was aggressively religious to the point of fanaticism (which is never shown in the film [[note]]Though he does kneel and pray as soon as he finally reaches San Salvador, and quickly erects a church bell[[/note]]) and considered the Native people he met to be an "intrusion of nature" - he had absolutely no respect for them, and as a governor of San Salvador enslaved most of the indigenous population that he didn't outright massacre - to the point that he was considered excessively brutal ''even by contemporary Spaniards''.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: It's a biopic of Christopher Columbus, so it's a given. Aside the man himself, there is Isabel Isabella of Castile, her ministers, various members of Columbus crew and so on.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Columbus is depicted as a calm, kindly explorer who is fascinated by the Native peoples he encounters when he reaches San Salvador. In reality, as deduced from Columbus' own writings, the man was aggressively religious to the point of fanaticism (which is never shown in thefilm [[note]]Though film)[[note]]Though he does kneel and pray as soon as he finally reaches San Salvador, and quickly erects a church bell[[/note]]) bell[[/note]] and considered the Native people he met to be an "intrusion of nature" - he had absolutely no respect for them, and as a governor of San Salvador enslaved most of the indigenous population that he didn't outright massacre - to the point that he was considered excessively brutal ''even even by contemporary Spaniards''.Spaniards, leading to UsefulNotes7TheCatholicMonarchs to remove him from his job.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Columbus is depicted as a calm, kindly explorer who is fascinated by the Native peoples he encounters when he reaches San Salvador. In reality, as deduced from Columbus' own writings, the man was aggressively religious to the point of fanaticism (which is never shown in the
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''1492: Conquest of Paradise'' is a 1992 film, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the official discovery of the American continent by Europeans and taking the form of a {{Biopic}} of UsefulNotes/ChristopherColumbus. It was directed by Creator/RidleyScott, stars Creator/GerardDepardieu as Christopher Columbus and Creator/SigourneyWeaver as Queen Isabel of Castile. Music/{{Vangelis}} composed the soundtrack.
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''1492: Conquest of Paradise'' is a 1992 film, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the official discovery of the American continent by Europeans and taking the form of a {{Biopic}} of UsefulNotes/ChristopherColumbus. It was directed by Creator/RidleyScott, stars Creator/GerardDepardieu as Christopher Columbus and Creator/SigourneyWeaver as Queen Isabel of Castile.UsefulNotes/IsabellaIOfCastile. Music/{{Vangelis}} composed the soundtrack.
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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Gérard Depardieu never attempts to mask or change his French accent while playing the famously Italian Christopher Columbus.
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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Columbus is depicted as a calm, kindly explorer who is fascinated by the Native peoples he encounters when he reaches San Salvador. In reality, as deduced from Columbus' own writings, the man was aggressively religious to the point of fanaticism (which is never shown in the film [[note]]Though he does kneel and pray as soon as he finally reaches San Salvador, and quickly erects a church bell[[/note]]) and considered the Native people he met to be an "intrusion of nature" - he had absolutely no respect for them, and as a governor of San Salvador enslaved most of the indigenous population that he didn't outright massacre - to the point that he was considered excessively brutal ''even by [[EveryoneHasStandards contemporary Spaniards]]''.Spaniards''.
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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Columbus is depicted as a calm, kindly explorer who is fascinated by the Native peoples he encounters when he reaches San Salvador. In reality, as deduced from Columbus' own writings, the man was aggressively religious to the point of fanaticism (which is never shown in the film [[note]]Though he does kneel and pray as soon as he finally reaches San Salvador, and quickly erects a church bell[[/note]]) and considered the Native people he met to be an "intrusion of nature" - he had absolutely no respect for them, and as a governor of San Salvador enslaved most of the indigenous population that he didn't outright massacre - to the point that he was considered excessively brutal ''even by [[EvenEvilHasStandards [[EveryoneHasStandards contemporary Spaniards]]''.
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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Columbus is depicted as a calm, kindly explorer who is fascinated by the Native peoples he encounters when he reaches San Salvador. In reality, as deduced from Columbus' own writings, the man was aggressively religious to the point of fanaticism (which is never shown in the film [[note]]Though he does kneel and pray as soon as he finally reaches San Salvador, and quickly erects a church bell[[/note]]) and considered the Native people he met to be an "intrusion of nature"-he nature" - he had absolutely no respect for them, and as a governor of San Salvador would commit various atrocities against these people later, including massacring and enslaving them enslaved most of the indigenous population that he didn't outright massacre - to the point that he was considered excessively brutal ''even by [[EvenEvilHasStandards contemporary Spaniards''.Spaniards]]''.
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* SceneryPorn: It's a Ridley Scott film. The highlight is the New World unveiling itself from a dense mist - which is what a dying Columbus remembers most of his travels.
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* SceneryPorn: It's a Ridley Scott Creator/RidleyScott film. The highlight is the New World unveiling itself from a dense mist - which is what a dying Columbus remembers most of his travels.
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* TitleByYear: ''1492: Conquest of Paradise'' is a 1992 film, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the official discovery of the American continent by Europeans and taking the form of a {{Biopic}} of UsefulNotes/ChristopherColumbus. At some point in the film, it's August 1492 and he goes on his trip.
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* AgeLift: Columbus' sons : Diego was only 5, yet is played by 17 years-old Juan Diego Botto, and Fernando is played by Billy Sullivan, aged 10, while the real one was actually not born yet when we see him in the introduction, and was only 4 when Columbus first left.
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* AgeLift: Columbus' sons : sons. Diego was only 5, yet is played by 17 years-old Juan Diego Botto, and Fernando is played by Billy Sullivan, aged 10, while the real one was actually not born yet when we see him in the introduction, and was only 4 when Columbus first left.
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%% * TheMutiny: Only rumblings of it, during the first trip.
* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: The story of Christopher Columbus is presented here with significantly less genocide than as it actually happened.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Columbus is depicted as a calm, kindly explorer who is fascinated by the Native peoples he encounters when he reaches San Salvador. In reality, as deduced from Columbus' own writings, the man was aggressively religious to the point of fanaticism (which is never shown in the film [[note]]Though he does kneel and pray as soon as he finally reaches San Salvador, and quickly erects a church bell[[/note]]) and considered the Native people he met to be an "intrusion of nature"-he had absolutely no respect for them, and as a governor of San Salvador would commit various atrocities against these people later, including massacring and enslaving them.
%% * HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Given to UsefulNotes/TheSpanishInquisition.
%% * TheMutiny: Only rumblings of it, during the first trip.
* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: The story of Christopher Columbus is presented here with significantly less genocide than as it actually happened.
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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Columbus is depicted as a calm, kindly explorer who is fascinated by the Native peoples he encounters when he reaches San Salvador. In reality, as deduced from Columbus' own writings, the man was aggressively religious to the point of fanaticism (which is never shown in the film [[note]]Though he does kneel and pray as soon as he finally reaches San Salvador, and quickly erects a church bell[[/note]]) and considered the Native people he met to be an "intrusion of nature"-he had absolutely no respect for them, and as a governor of San Salvador would commit various atrocities against these people later, including massacring and enslaving
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQWSwUbnofw This YouTube video does a good job of pointing out how baselessly glorifying this movie is, in its depiction of Columbus.]]
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* AgitatedItemStomping: In the monastry, Columbus loses it and start throwing around ''manuscripts''.
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* TantrumThrowing: In the monastry, Columbus loses it and start throwing around ''manuscripts''.
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* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Columbus is depicted as a calm, kindly explorer who is fascinated by the Native peoples he encounters when he reaches San Salvador. In reality, as deduced from Columbus' own writings, the man was aggressively religious to the point of fanaticism (which is never shown in the film) film [[note]]Though he does kneel and pray as soon as he finally reaches San Salvador, and quickly erects a church bell[[/note]]) and considered the Native people he met to be an "intrusion of nature"-he had absolutely no respect for them, and as a governor of San Salvador would commit various atrocities against these people later, including massacring and enslaving them.
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* SceneryPorn: It's a Ridley Scott film. The highlight is the New World unveiling itself from a dense mist - which is what a dying Columbus remembers most of his travels.
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