pineapple: The Pineapple as a Symbol of Hospitality, How Did It Happen
- 08/03/12 10:06 PM
The Pineapple as a Symbol of Hospitality, How Did It Happen Christopher Columbus is credited with discovering, not only the Americas, but the pineapple. Although, he didn’t so much as discover it as eat it when is was presented to him on the island now known as Guadalupe. The island people would set a pineapple at the entrance to their village if they allowed the explorers to visit. To them, it was a symbol of hospitality. Columbus took the pineapples home to Europe after his second voyage in 1493.By 1642, pineapples were being grown in the hothouses of Europe, and the … (40 comments)
The Pineapple as a Symbol of Hospitality, How Did It Happen
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