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Santo Domingo.- Police chief Jose A. Polanco affirmed Wednesday that several teams of investigators search for a musket, an antique firearm, stolen from the Salon of Japan, in the Columbus Lighthouse, a museum located in Santo Domingo East.

News of the theft of the priceless rifle like weapon stirred concerns among TV and radio commentators that it dealt with the “Curse of Columbus,” which many Dominicans believe on the navigator’s cruel treatment of the local Indians, and the fact that local lore describes any Tuesday the 13th a day to beware of jinxes.

The police chief said he is heading the investigations in an effort to solve the robbery of the valuable item.

The preliminary report said the musket was stolen last weekend in unspecified circumstances, and that dozens of Lighthouse employees have been questioned as part of the case.

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12 comment(s)
Written by: riosm, 14 Sep 2011 11:47 AM
From: United States
I wonder how many Tiano natives were shot and murdered with this weapon ?
Written by: Perez, 14 Sep 2011 12:26 PM
From: Dominican Republic
I cant believe that we're in the 21st century and ppl believe in this bad luck BS. So let me guess, the thief is gonna turn that musket into scrap metal?
Written by: BASTA, 14 Sep 2011 12:31 PM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs
cant believe that we're in the 21st century and ppl believe in this bad luck BS. = They go to church do they not!
Written by: Tainoloco, 14 Sep 2011 12:44 PM
From: United States
Good point how many Tainos were murdered? Plenty I'm sure.
I don't believe in Bad luck, it happens it happens.
Written by: Tainoloco, 14 Sep 2011 12:44 PM
From: United States
Good point how many Tainos were murdered? Plenty I'm sure.
I don't believe in Bad luck, it happens it happens.
Written by: RonEvane, 14 Sep 2011 1:04 PM
From: United States, Gaithersburg, Maryland
This an historical artifact and needs to be recovered pronto or it will turned up at the Prado museum in Madrid, or a pawn shop in south Florida.Years from now!
Written by: danny00, 14 Sep 2011 1:05 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
yesw their is such a thing as bad luck,
we have the bastard living in the dr.

oh! sorry i meant to say mr.basta. sorry about that.
be better for the dr if he goes and hides in one of the caves for a long time.
if he goes to pop he can take the cable ride to the top and their are plenty of caves for hie to hide in.
hm might even find some family menbers living up their who knows?
Written by: telemeco, 14 Sep 2011 3:13 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Monte Plata
The guard are the first suspect,,,check the guy who have a new girl from los alcarrizos
Written by: dreadlocks, 14 Sep 2011 9:22 PM
From: United States
ask yourself how a visitor could have walked out the door with something that size, without it being detected. that will provide you with the answer as to who stole it.
Written by: pelaut, 15 Sep 2011 8:47 AM
From: United States
A couple of chopos from the barrios stroll out of a major museum with a 25 kilogram, 2 meter long firearm and 18 attentive government employees saw nothing.

Yet if you had a derringer in your boot, they'd draw down on you and throw you in jail.

Sure sounds like a Dominican heist to me.
Written by: Regan, 15 Sep 2011 11:33 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Remember-Europeans brought small pox and took back Syphilis.
Written by: riosm, 16 Sep 2011 11:03 AM
From: United States
Regan

The Europeans brought both small pox, syphilis, measles etc.. etc.. To the native Tiano's sex outside of marriage was forbidden, taboo and against tribal law.

Columbus and his men were horn dogs, 30 days out at sea with no women, upon first contact....what do you think happened ?

This Columbus curse is a "CURSE THAT KEEPS ON GIVING".
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