Christopher Columbus Villain

The Villain Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus is well known in history as the greatest explorer of all time. His voyages and discoveries of new land inspired many other Europeans to explore the world. One of his biggest and most significant discoveries, was the New World. During his voyage, Columbus kept a detailed record of what occurred during his time of exploration. His record is a clear depiction of his poor treatment of the Natives who already lived in the New World. Christopher Columbus was a villain, because of his treatment of the Native Americans and the tremendous decline in population he was responsible for when he arrived to the New World. Columbus treated the Native Americans intolerably when he arrived to the New World. Upon arrival, his plan was for him and his crew to exasperate, ravage, kill, mangle, and destroy the Natives, as well as acquire gold from their king (Document 7). He and his crew committed harrowing crimes against the Indians that were irreversible and deadly. He forcefully made Natives strip mountains top to bottom, split rocks, move stones, and carry dirt to the rivers to be panned out for gold; this put great pain into the Natives lives. Also, Columbus ordered for the Natives to carry him and his
These people believe that he was a very religious and loyal to God, because he committed cruel acts on his mission as the Christ bearer to lands across the seas (Document 11). They also believe that he was courageous for his explorations, and was the start of the movement of Europeans to America. They believe the promise Columbus gave to the world from the discovery of America gave people a new beginning (Document 14). However, these people fail to realize that Columbus’ poor treatment of the Natives cannot be undone. Columbus and his crew slaughtered millions in America, and many innocent people were lost during the time of his