The God Culture: 100 Lies About The Philippines: #9 The Philippines is Antilia

Welcome back to 100 lies The God Culture teaches about the Philippines. Today's lie once again concerns Martin Behaim's 1492 Erdapfel globe. Timothy Jay Schwab uses this map to "prove" that it shows the Philippines is the legendary island of Antilia. It's obviously wrong and ridiculous. Let's jump right in.

The Island of Antilia has NOTHING to do with the Philippines. Tim cites the Wikipedia entry for this island in his video but he neglects to mention the origin of the legend of this island.

It originates from an old Iberian legend, set during the Muslim conquest of Hispania c. 714. Seeking to flee from the Muslim conquerors, seven Christian Visigothic bishops embarked with their flocks on ships and set sail westwards into the Atlantic Ocean, eventually landing on an island (Antilha) where they founded seven settlements.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antillia

Spanish Christians fleeing Muslim invaders set up a colony on the island of Antilia. That should be the end of the story but because Tim bloviates for an hour I shall have to press on and show his outright mendaciousness. It should be noted that in this video he makes absolutely no reference to this legend except to claim that one guy says its origin is Arabic. 

The Famed Isle of Antilia: The Land Before Time in the Philippines. Solomon's Gold Series: Part 15A

41:39 Another theory famously forwarded by Alexander von Humboldt, whoever he was, not famous as far as we concerned, is that is comes from the Arabic. Oh, really? Cus this isn't an Arabic legend in any sense, so stupid, but let's read it.

That is not an oversight. That is lying! In fact he says the origins of the legend of Antilia extend back to the oldest story of mankind. 

The Famed Isle of Antilia: The Land Before Time in the Philippines. Solomon's Gold Series: Part 15A

8:26 In about thirty years later the explorations of the Portuguese already even uh, prior, uh, Ophir, Chryse in Greek, Argyre in Greek is Trashish, uh, in Hebrew for silver, were found, by Magellan. You will find Antilia right there with them becasue that then disasters into oblivion and now it's called well fiction. Well no it never was. The legend has basis in the oldest story of mankind, the greatest history and leads to the land of creation itself, you're going to see.

As you can see he ignores the actual source of the legend of the isle of Antilia for his own fiction regarding the Philippines which he calls the land of creation. 

Tim further bolsters his claims by employing a faulty etymology that on this map the island labelled Thilis is Antilia. They sound similar to him so that means they are the same place.

The Famed Isle of Antilia: The Land Before Time in the Philippines. Solomon's Gold Series: Part 15A

32:50 Then there is the Isle of Pearl here known as Thilis. Sound familiar? Thilis, Antilia, Anthilis. Hmmm? How about that? Columbus used the name Antilles. Antilis. Anthilis. There you go. No, they didn't put that together back then but that's what it is. Thilis is Antilas, Antilia. That just fits like a glove and you're gonna see why.

1:03:35 What can we say about Antilia? Well, it is a match to the ancient Thilis, a reference to the Philippines even on the 1492 Behaim globe commissioned by the Portuguese government.

That is so wrong it's unbelievable. There is no way Tim could get this wrong unless he did it intentionally.  Here is Antilia as drawn on the Behaim map.

https://i.imgur.com/oxJn6cX.jpg

Antilia is the green island just near the middle of the picture. Compare that with what Tim claims is Antilia on the same map!

The Famed Isle of Antilia: The Land Before Time in the Philippines. Solomon's Gold Series: Part 15A

The Behaim map even has a description of Antilia which Tim declines to relate.

The legend, in this form, is told in various places. The principal source is an inscription on Martin Behaim's 1492 Nuremberg globe which reads (in English translation):

In the year 734 after the birth of Christ, when all Spain was overrun by the miscreants of Africa, this Island of Antillia, called also the Isle of the Seven Cities, was peopled by the Archbishop of Porto with six other bishops, and certain companions, male and female, who fled from Spain with their cattle and property. In the year 1414, a Spanish ship approached very near this Island.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antillia

When interpreted correctly Martin Behaim's map, which was commissioned by the City of Nuremberg in Germany and not the Portuguese, does not prove any of the nonsense Tim claims it does. Believe me when I tell you there is so much nonsense in this video but the main point, Tim's claim that Antilia has anything to do with the Philippines, has been demolished so it's time to move on to the next lie The God Culture teaches about the Philippines. 

Comments

  1. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2024 at 4:17 PM

    They mythicized it and that’s his point. “ It's obviously wrong and ridiculous. Let's jump right in.” Your approach lol.

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2024 at 4:50 PM

      What is wrong with my approach of taking Tim seriously especially at his most ridiculous? His point is wrong. The legend of Antillia has NOTHING to do with the Philippines and its location is plainly made clear on the map he uses but he ignores it completely.

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    2. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2024 at 2:00 PM

      That’s not my issue. Maps won’t stop this man because King Solomon knew better, his mentality. His mind made the connections.

      Delete

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