San Salvador Lyrics

Lyric discussion by rocknrollgirl47 

Cover art for San Salvador lyrics by Archeology

This is full of facts about Columbus' voyage: the time, the ships, the where to and from, the near mutiny.

Maravedis are spanish coins. It seems to refer to a buy out as supposedly after colonizing the Bahamas, Columbus had made the Tainos slaves to mine for gold. Afterward, the Tainos lead a short-lived rebellion.

God, gold and glory were their intentions. It must have sounded harmless enough at first, but it was really terrible.