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Darwin, aunque seguía teniendo algunos prejuicios típicos de la Inglaterra victoriana, sentía un rechazo visceral hacia la esclavitud.

Y aquello no surgía de la nada.

Su familia llevaba años vinculada al movimiento abolicionista británico.
Los Darwin y los Wedgwood habían criticado públicamente el comercio de esclavos mucho antes de que Charles naciera.
Desde pequeño había crecido escuchando que ninguna persona debía ser propiedad de otra.

Con el tiempo, además, sus propias investigaciones científicas reforzarían todavía más esa visión.

La idea de un ancestro común para toda la humanidad chocaba directamente con las teorías raciales que intentaban justificar la superioridad “natural” de unas personas sobre otras.

Por eso Brasil terminó ocupando un lugar tan contradictorio en su memoria.

Era uno de los países más hermosos que había visto.

Y al mismo tiempo uno de los que más dolor le produjo.

Años después escribió una frase demoledora:

“Doy gracias a Dios de que nunca volveré a visitar un país donde exista esclavitud.”

Y hay un detalle histórico especialmente duro: Brasil fue el último país occidental en abolir oficialmente la esclavitud, algo que no ocurrió hasta 1888.

La historia de Darwin en Brasil sigue siendo importante porque recuerda algo incómodo.

La barbarie no siempre aparece lejos de la civilización.

A veces vive dentro de ella. Vestida de religión, educación, riqueza y respetabilidad.

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𝘓𝘢 𝘥𝘶𝘥𝘢 𝘥𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘸𝘪𝘯 (𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 2009): 𝘌𝘴 𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘢.
𝘈𝘶𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘸𝘪𝘯 (𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘥𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘺) 𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘰, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘺𝘦 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘶 𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘫𝘦 𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘭 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘭𝘦.
𝘔𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘤𝘰́𝘮𝘰 𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘰𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘺𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰 𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘶 𝘩𝘪𝘫𝘢 𝘺 𝘭𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘢𝘥 𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘰́, 𝘭𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘢 𝘴𝘶 𝘵𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘪́𝘢.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxXZ3vqjDRw

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LA DUDA DE DARWIN

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Outside it's cold, it's wet. But inside it's cosy and we have started a new jigsaw of the week (Charles Darwin's Beagle voyages, so it's educational to boot!).

Why not sit down, warm up, relax, & try & add a few more pieces?

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@richardcarter

Great story, and it's fascinating to see Darwin's diary next to the captain's.

"The same sea filled our decks so deep, that if another had followed it is not difficult to guess the result." Charles Darwin, Beagle Diary, 13 Jan 1833.

Dry laconic understatement here, beautiful in its rhythm and its trusting collusion with the reader. We can picture such a passage in Daniel Defoe or Laurence Sterne.

#CharlesDarwin #HMSBeagle #CapeHorn #laconism

Ah yes, another thrilling episode of "Darwin's Greatest Hits" where we get to sift through quotes like we're on a literary Easter egg hunt. 🎩✨ Apparently, realizing that the HMS Beagle was more than just a jolly cruise took a whopping three episodes. 😴📚
https://aethermug.com/posts/darwin-the-man-of-his-times #DarwinsGreatestHits #HMSBeagle #LiteraryQuotes #EasterEggHunt #ThrillingEpisodes #HackerNews #ngated
Darwin the Man of His Times

In His Own Words (Episode 3)

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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1831, British #naturalist #CharlesDarwin set saiil on #HMSBeagle. His five years on the ship, the influence of #CharlesLyell's geology, and careful observations of nature led him to a mechanism for #evolution: #NaturalSelection, a central fact of biology.

#OnThisDay The International Monetary Fund was created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations (1945).

Charles Darwin embarked on his journey aboard #HMSBeagle (1831)

Birth Anniversary of #German #Astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571), French #Microbiologist Louis Pasteur (1822).

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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1831, British #naturalist #CharlesDarwin set saiil on #HMSBeagle. His five years on the ship, the influence of #CharlesLyell's geology, and careful observations of nature led him to a mechanism for #evolution: #NaturalSelection, a central fact of biology.
Did Darwin Avert His Eyes to Cultural Extinction? - Nkoz Photo

From 1832-1835, Charles Darwin traveled across South America both on land and at sea aboard HMS Beagle, during which time he uncovered fossils which would later inform the theory of evolution.  Though many are familiar with Darwin’s exploits, perhaps fewer are aware of shocking ethnic cleansing which formed the backdrop […]

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Rock Inscriptions in Western Australia [text/pdf 12pp] - ‘inscriptions purportedly related to Dutch shipwrecks and other early exotic visitors‘ #graffiti #shipwrecks #Zuytdorp #VerguldeDraeck #HMSBeagle https://rockartresearch.com/index.php/rock/article/view/508
ROCK INSCRIPTIONS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Rock Art Research

Rock inscriptions purportedly related to Dutch shipwrecks and other early exotic visitors on the west coast of Western Australia are examined. The question of authenticity is investigated by microscopic analysis of weathering phenomena, such as the retreat rate of carbonate cement in calcareous sandstone. Dated rock inscriptions are of great value in developing quantitative and repeatable methods of estimating the age of petroglyphs. In this context, they can be of considerable importance in scientific studies of rock art. Moreover, the study of rock art should not be arbitrarily divorced from the analysis of rock inscriptions, a similar scientific methods study the two forms of rock markings and can provide mutually complementary information.

Charles Darwin, born on 12 February 1809, became one of the most important Snark hunters in history.

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The hunting of the Snark with Charles Darwin:
https://snrk.de/snark-hunting-with-charles-darwin/.

Snark Hunting with Charles Darwin – The Hunting of the Snark