She explains that the Tainos greeted Christopher Columbus when he landed in the New World in 1492, but the Spanish conquistadors who followed him decimated the tribe.
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He was a good MP for Rochdale though and sadly, none of those who have followedhimin representing the town have had anywhere near the impact that he did in doing anything for the town.
No wonder Mr Trimble so often seemed an embattled figure... and yet to those of us who have followedhimin recent years one of his personal trademarks was the perverse manner in which moments of deep crisis in Northern Ireland's never-ending political negotiating process sometimes seemed to inspire him to a kind of jaunty calm.
He also had a legion of fans whofollowedhim because of his strong Christian beliefs, and in New York, he would be able to take advantage of countless media and marketing opportunities.