Compare And Contrast Christopher Columbus And Native Americans

During the course of Christopher Columbus and the Spaniards four voyages they encountered many different indigenous groups of people. Throughout the four different voyages, his interactions between different groups had changed each time. Columbus trying to find a direct passage to Asia, accidently stumbled upon a group he called “Indians”. From the year 1492 until the year 1503 Columbus had made four voyages between what he thought was India, turning out to be America, and Spain. During this time the European exploration of the Americas thrived. Columbus and the Spaniards after finally receiving the funds from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella set off on the first voyage to try and find a direct water route to Asia. Leaving the Spanish ports on August 3rd 1492 with three ships, the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria, and they arrived to the Americas in October of 1492.
Where are truly Native Americans. The initial impression of the Tanios (the Native Americans real name) was very different from the ideas and culture Christopher Columbus was used to. Men or women could run a civilization, relied on agriculture,hunting and fishing whereas Columbus’ society was way more advanced having ships, guns and also medicine. His society is also used to trading unlike the Tainos who do everything for themselves and had no contact with the outside world. While a good impression was first made on the Tainos, Columbus wanted them to survive as a colony but needed them for many things he promised Spain. Leaving the Tainos in the hands of Spaniards was not the best decision on Christopher Columbus’s part. When things fell apart in the Tainos communities it was then when Columbus did not care what happened to those