Columbus Letter To Luis De Santangel Analysis
In Christopher Columbus’s composed letter to Luis De Santangel announcing his discovery on his “hurried voyage” of the “New World”, and his King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella boasting to the world, countries soon became envious, thus embarking the age of exploration. In Columbus's letter to the royal highnesses of Spain, the colonists, Native Americans, were “timid” and afraid to fight against the Spaniards, as their weaponry was no match for theirs. As a consequence, this lead to the use of scare tactics, a form of manipulation that depends on exaggerated fear and repetition to influence the public towards the Spaniards benefit, thus the exploitation of the Indian population. Degrading them to a form of impar subhuman, referenced as a “slave”.
This minor colony was only the beginning as it steered an epidemic growing exponentially throughout generations. As nations assumed it was acceptable to implement both slavery and racism due to the color of skin. Moreover, soon after the “abundant resources” began to die out with overuse from different nations. Ultimately leading to the scarcity of resources different nations needed to function, such as slaves and spices. Thus generating wars among countries for boundaries, territories, resources, and the embarkment of a new form of slave, African Americans.
This minor colony was only the beginning as it steered an epidemic growing exponentially throughout generations. As nations assumed it was acceptable to implement both slavery and racism due to the color of skin. Moreover, soon after the “abundant resources” began to die out with overuse from different nations. Ultimately leading to the scarcity of resources different nations needed to function, such as slaves and spices. Thus generating wars among countries for boundaries, territories, resources, and the embarkment of a new form of slave, African Americans.