A grandson of Noah founded Tortosa, claim separatist "historians"
Secessionist historians claim that a grandson of Noah founded Tortosa. In the forum, we examine the absurdity of this new historical revisionism.
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A grandson of Noah founded Tortosa: the new historical fiction
The latest intellectual somersault from certain secessionist historiographical circles has left the forum stunned: Tortosa would not only be Tarshish, but it would have been founded by a grandson of Noah. This thesis, which elevates historical revisionism to the level of biblical mythology, claims that the city was not merely a Roman province, but the nerve centre from which the ancient world was dominated.
Building a tailor-made narrative
The thread mockingly analyses how the past is being rewritten through the invention of a fantastic genealogy. While academic historiography relies on archaeological findings and documentary records, this current prefers the myth of Atlantis sinking to explain the formation of Montserrat, or a direct connection between the universal flood and Catalan identity. Forum users have been quick to point out the absurdity of these claims, suggesting that, under this logic, any cosmic or biblical event could be claimed as local heritage.
Satire against historical revisionism
The response in the forum has been unanimous in its scepticism, quickly turning into acid parody. Users joke about the possibility of claiming historical compensation for grievances committed in the days of Tartessos, or about the idea that the Big Bang took place in Catalan. Beyond the jokes, the underlying debate is the instrumentalisation of history to legitimise current political discourse, a practice that here is labelled outright as a total disconnect from scientific reality.
Are we witnessing an exercise in collective delusion, or simply the final stage of a narrative that no longer knows how to sustain itself without resorting to theology? History, as told in these circles, seems to have abandoned books to take refuge in pure fantasy.
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The latest intellectual somersault from certain secessionist historiographical circles has left the forum stunned: Tortosa would not only be Tarshish, but it would have been founded by a grandson of Noah. This thesis, which elevates historical revisionism to the level of biblical mythology, claims that the city was not merely a Roman province, but the nerve centre from which the ancient world was dominated.
Building a tailor-made narrative
The thread mockingly analyses how the past is being rewritten through the invention of a fantastic genealogy. While academic historiography relies on archaeological findings and documentary records, this current prefers the myth of Atlantis sinking to explain the formation of Montserrat, or a direct connection between the universal flood and Catalan identity. Forum users have been quick to point out the absurdity of these claims, suggesting that, under this logic, any cosmic or biblical event could be claimed as local heritage.
Satire against historical revisionism
The response in the forum has been unanimous in its scepticism, quickly turning into acid parody. Users joke about the possibility of claiming historical compensation for grievances committed in the days of Tartessos, or about the idea that the Big Bang took place in Catalan. Beyond the jokes, the underlying debate is the instrumentalisation of history to legitimise current political discourse, a practice that here is labelled outright as a total disconnect from scientific reality.
Are we witnessing an exercise in collective delusion, or simply the final stage of a narrative that no longer knows how to sustain itself without resorting to theology? History, as told in these circles, seems to have abandoned books to take refuge in pure fantasy.
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