Re: [CH] Chilis in Africa 2
Tantrika (hummer13@earthlink.net)
Fri, 18 Jun 1999 17:16:36 -0700
oh, I know it was possible and I agree that Columbus wasn't the first here,
because obviously the Native Americans were here first and they had to come
from somewhere... ;) And, ya, I've even read America B.C., and have heard
the tales of Quetzecoatl and Ericson, and the Phoenicians, and the Druids,
and the Atlanteans and the Aliens in North and South America, etc, ad
nauseum, but I think my original point is still being overlooked. What
evidence is there of pepper cultivars existing in Africa and Europe pre -
Columbus? There would still have to be some evidence of that to make the
conclusion Hromnik is making. Which would also put the *real* origin of
Capsicum plants in question, in fact. Where did the pepper *really* start
then indeed!
I don't believe it was just because of the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria
either, but don't forget the Portuguese settled in the area where a lot of
varieties were and they had colonies in Asia as well. And just because
other people (beings?) may have been here other than Native Americans
before Columbus, doesn't 1. mean they traveled down to the areas that the
peppers existed, 2. were exposed to them or 3. took them back.