Analysis Of Columbus Letter To Luis De Santangel
Unit 1 – Interactive assignment
Discussion A: After reading Columbus ' letter what do you think his views of the new lands and people he encountered? What seem to be his values, assumptions, and goals as expressed in his letter and how might these have influenced what he included in his letter?
Columbus’ the First Letter to Luis de Santangel was written on February 17, 1493. His curiosity led him to discover so much of what the world has to offer. In his First Letter to Luis de Santangel, he seemed very joyous, energetic, and grateful for his ability to conquer and secure many small islands and their villagers. He explains how he gave each island a new name such as, “to the first island I discovered I gave the name of San Salvador, in commemoration of His Divine Majesty, … The second I named the Island of Santa Maria de Concepcion; the third, Fernandina; the fourth, Isabella; the fifth, Juana; and thus to each one I gave a new name. Isla de Santa Maria, Fernandina, and Isabella” (The Letter of Columbus to …show more content…
No circumstance ever could or would require such extreme treatment of other human beings. To be treated as the excrement of animals, not even worthy of the care given a beast, is in no way tolerable or acceptable. I am ashamed to be categorized as in the same faith with people claiming to be Christians acting like the Spaniards did; “the Indians were treated in a horrific way—enslaved, starved, tortured, hunted down and massacred in huge numbers. This experience produced a despair resulting in suicide, infanticide and induced abortion amongst the Indians. The books of Las Casas were primarily written to inform the Spanish court of what was being done in the name of Spain and Christianity” also “Las Casas was radical but not heretical—he believed that Columbus was an instrument of God to bring the Gospel to the New World” ( Griffin, 1992,
Discussion A: After reading Columbus ' letter what do you think his views of the new lands and people he encountered? What seem to be his values, assumptions, and goals as expressed in his letter and how might these have influenced what he included in his letter?
Columbus’ the First Letter to Luis de Santangel was written on February 17, 1493. His curiosity led him to discover so much of what the world has to offer. In his First Letter to Luis de Santangel, he seemed very joyous, energetic, and grateful for his ability to conquer and secure many small islands and their villagers. He explains how he gave each island a new name such as, “to the first island I discovered I gave the name of San Salvador, in commemoration of His Divine Majesty, … The second I named the Island of Santa Maria de Concepcion; the third, Fernandina; the fourth, Isabella; the fifth, Juana; and thus to each one I gave a new name. Isla de Santa Maria, Fernandina, and Isabella” (The Letter of Columbus to …show more content…
No circumstance ever could or would require such extreme treatment of other human beings. To be treated as the excrement of animals, not even worthy of the care given a beast, is in no way tolerable or acceptable. I am ashamed to be categorized as in the same faith with people claiming to be Christians acting like the Spaniards did; “the Indians were treated in a horrific way—enslaved, starved, tortured, hunted down and massacred in huge numbers. This experience produced a despair resulting in suicide, infanticide and induced abortion amongst the Indians. The books of Las Casas were primarily written to inform the Spanish court of what was being done in the name of Spain and Christianity” also “Las Casas was radical but not heretical—he believed that Columbus was an instrument of God to bring the Gospel to the New World” ( Griffin, 1992,