How Did Christopher Columbus Letter To Spain

Columbus’s letter to the king and queen of Spain was full of discourse regarding how, what he thought was India, would benefit the country economically. He crafted the letter to make sure that the rulers of Spain would see the many benefits of continuing the conquest of the Americas. For example, he stated that “It has many ports along the sea- coast” and the land possessed “ many spices, and vast mines of gold and other metals”. By stating these things he is setting a scene for the future that if Spain continues to conquest these lands adn to finance more exploration it will benefit financially without having to assert much effort. The spices and gold would be exported and could be shipped to Spain easily through the many seaports he describes and inevitably help Spain economically.
Columbus wrote that the natives were “most timid people” and that their Highnesses should “command to be shipped, as many slaves as they choose to send for”. He is blatantly stating that the Natives will be an easy people to conquer and to make into slaves. Columbus is presenting the queen with land, its many resources, and people who can build on it using free labor. He totally disregards the Natives way of life and that there is already an established group of people living off the land and using these