Christopher Columbus Villan
Christopher Columbus
By: Zareno Malaluan
3rd Hour Ap US History
Christopher Columbus is not a hero. Columbus was the credited for the discovery of the Americas, but he can also be credited for the enslaving the natives and almost causing the genocide of the Indians. When Columbus found the Americas he was convinced that it was Asia so he called the natives there “Indians”. Columbus described them as “gentle” an having “generosity of heart.” Also that he thought that they should be good and intelligent servants. After the trip Columbus lied about what he found on the island to those who had sponsored him, and they allowed him a return trip because of the lies he told .Columbus’s second trip back to America was a lot more grandiose; bringing with him more ships and more men. By 1496 Columbus had kidnapped hundreds of natives as slaves for the Old World, but about half of them died on the way. He gave the native children there quotas to find gold, and if they had not, their hand would have been cut off. During that trip, rape was common as the Spanish had not brought along women with them. Along with the ships and men, Columbus also brought along diseases, like smallpox, that crippled the Taino tribe population. Christopher Columbus was not a hero, he was a heinous villain that lied to get what he wanted, killed innocent people, women were raped because of him, and the diseases he brought to the Americas crippled the population of 400,000 to less than a
By: Zareno Malaluan
3rd Hour Ap US History
Christopher Columbus is not a hero. Columbus was the credited for the discovery of the Americas, but he can also be credited for the enslaving the natives and almost causing the genocide of the Indians. When Columbus found the Americas he was convinced that it was Asia so he called the natives there “Indians”. Columbus described them as “gentle” an having “generosity of heart.” Also that he thought that they should be good and intelligent servants. After the trip Columbus lied about what he found on the island to those who had sponsored him, and they allowed him a return trip because of the lies he told .Columbus’s second trip back to America was a lot more grandiose; bringing with him more ships and more men. By 1496 Columbus had kidnapped hundreds of natives as slaves for the Old World, but about half of them died on the way. He gave the native children there quotas to find gold, and if they had not, their hand would have been cut off. During that trip, rape was common as the Spanish had not brought along women with them. Along with the ships and men, Columbus also brought along diseases, like smallpox, that crippled the Taino tribe population. Christopher Columbus was not a hero, he was a heinous villain that lied to get what he wanted, killed innocent people, women were raped because of him, and the diseases he brought to the Americas crippled the population of 400,000 to less than a