8. After his first interactions with the natives, Columbus believes that “they could be much more easily converted to our holy faith by gentle means”, and mentions that they mean even readily accept Christianity as they appear to have no religion.…
In the source from the past Columbus stated that when he arrived that the Native Americans were friendly to them. Columbus said that he knew then that forcing the natives to convert was not going to be effective.…
I find it interesting that we were raised up to think that Columbus was this great man who found America in 1492. After reading this first chapter we learn that he was a greedy cold blooded lying killer, he killed thousands of people and lied about what he was doing. He used the innocents of the Arawaks and basically wrote their death certificates. By tricking them into showing their gold and then taking all their people back to Spain was cattle. If it wasn’t the Columbus’s men killing and enslaving them it would be the diseases that they brought with them from the old world that surely exterminated the Arawak people (Burnett III).…
Though they went on similar voyages they had their different opinions and perspectives when it came to a native’s lifestyle and their personalities. They definitely had some similar judgements, however, due to their different experiences they have very distinct attitudes towards the natives. It is important to read and compare or contrast these texts in our world today because these experiences that are described in these texts are what led to the world we live in today. Without knowing this history, we would probably be confused about how we are located on the land that we are currently living on. It’s interesting to read these texts in the present day because we now know how much evolution has changed us as human beings and how the difference between our lifestyle and their lifestyle are complete opposites. Also it’s interesting because after reading the two different texts you’d believe that Cabeza De Vaca is the better person between the two, but question why Columbus is known as the “american hero” now when he did what he did. Reading and understanding Columbus and Cabeza DE vacas writings helps us understand how even through history, people see things differently and how the way and reason you experience something is the way you formulate your opinion on a group of…
Christopher Columbus also forced the natives to convert from catholic to Christians. He wanted to expand on Hispaniola. He convinced them by scientific reasoning than prospering. He told the natives… “ god made me the messenger of the new heaven and the new earth… and showed me where to find it.” After he intended this change Christopher Columbus established a trading past and continued his exploration in searching of China and…
During the 1490’s of Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the Caribbean islands, there was not a single thing that could make his conquest fail. His conquest began with meeting the Taino people. Despite the Taino not knowing who these explorers were or where they came from they were friendly and open toward the Europeans. With his exploration, in the Americas in place, it sets forth many drastic, harsh, and cruel living standards for the Native Americans. Many factors and advantages played a role in Columbus’ successful conquering.…
The natives once greeting the new comers to their island were very polite. Some of the natives thought of Columbus as a messenger from god, a savior. Soon enough Columbus would realize this and take advantage. He sought to take over all remaining money and recourses from the Native Americans. But not only did he have to take away all of there personal items he had to take their faith. Beyond all of the wealth, Columbus decided to convert all natives into Catholicism. In fact it had turned out to be Columbus’s plan from the beginning. On the day of arrival on October 12, 1492 he wrote, “They should all be good servants…I our lord being pleased, will take hence at the time of my departure” As clearly shown Columbus had a cruel and dictator like mind to turn all natives into his servants or…
A1: Both Columbus’ “Columbus Describes His First Encounter with “Indians”” and Bernal Diaz del Castillo’s “A Conquistador Arrives in Mexico” were thought-provoking reads. What I learned was that Bernal Diaz del Castillo (Spanish Conquistador under Hernan Cortes) and Christopher Columbus (Italian Explorer under Spanish King Ferdinand II) had very different viewpoints of the Native Americans. Christopher Columbus’ main goal was to lead the Spanish Crown to the East via a quick route, but when he found the Caribbean, he wanted to find riches for Spain & spread Christianity, while Bernal Diaz del Castillo’s main goal was to claim lands for Spain under Cortes. Columbus saw the Native Americans culture as “they brought us parrots and cotton in thread balls and javelins and many other things, and they traded them to us…a people very poor in everything. All of them go around naked as their mothers bore them…..They have no iron… (20). ” On the other hand, Bernal Diaz del Castillo saw Native Americans’ culture as, “… it was all so wonderful that I do not know how to describe this first glimpse of things never heard of, seen or dreamed of before …(24).” Christopher Columbus, being Bernal Diaz del Castillo’s predecessor, laid the foundation of Spain’s dominance in the Americas.…
Even though these sources happen in different years, they still have something in common. They described the Indians. The way they lived, how they dressed, their beliefs. Columbus even force Indians to go with him and learn he’s language. In primary source four Bartolome de Las Casas stated “God has created all these numberless people to be quiet the simplest, with malice or duplicity, most obedient, most faithful to their natural lords, and to the Christians, whom they serve..” this emphasizes on how Indians were not immoral people, they didn’t deserve what they lived through. As one reads HIST 4 by Kevin M. Schultz, we learn that not every detail comes in the textbook. In the primary sources we learn plenty more about Indians then in the textbook.…
On Thursday, October 11th, 1492, after Christopher Columbus interacted with the American people, he recommended that they should be converted to his holy faith by love rather than force, so that they could be freed from their error. Subsequently in aspiration converting the multitude to their holy faith would acquire large dominions and great riches and all of their peoples for Spain. Moreover, he believed that the American people could easily be converted to Christianity, due to the reason that it seemed that they had no religion and that assorted indisputable components made them seem susceptible to such. This encompassed repeating everything that they were told to them such as prayers and would also comply with forming the sign of the cross. Similarly, they were considered to be credulous and was aware that there is a god but thought Columbus and his men came from heaven.…
Columbus and de la Casas make two very different observations of the new world. Columbus made many detailed descriptions in his letter to the King Ferdinand, who had financed his journey with the intentions of completing three very clear goals. The first, “to procure riches for the Spanish empire,” the second, “to find a new route to the East Indies,” and lastly, “to convert native peoples to Christianity (Casper et al., 4).” de la Casas had a much different intention than Columbus for why he journeyed to the new world. He traveled as a son of a poor merchant and observed all of the wrong doings that were happening to the native people. He later returned to Spain for the remainder of his life to write about all of the awful things that happened in these overtaking’s. He wrote a book titled, The Very Brief Relation of the Devastation of the Indies. It was written “based on his own testimony advocating a new legal code in 1542 (Casper et al., 9).”…
Even though they may tarnish his glorified image, textbooks should include facts such as Columbus’ use of coercion and slavery, introduction of diseases that ultimately decimated the Native population, and the forced conversion of natives to Christianity. When Columbus first reached the Americas, he wrote in his journal, “ [the Native Americans] show as much lovingness as though they would give their hearts."…
When Columbus returned to the Spanish court, he brought news of interest in good trade. According to Columbus’s journal, he states, “They ought to make good slaves.” He believed this because of their quick intelligence. As well as his thoughts of slavery, he also believed they could easily become Christians, as he did not see a religion of their own. Columbus forced natives to work for profits, sending thousands of Taino peoples to Spain to be sold into further slavery.…
Columbus noticed that the Native Americans were well formed in their physical features: handsome bodies, good faces, and coarse hair. He also noted that they used body and face paint. Some would use it only on their eyes, while others would coat their entire body in it. In comparison to Europeans, they had wider faces and foreheads and flatter stomachs.…
Columbus viewed the Indians as very generous and kind people. However De Las Casas refuses to see Indians are just like Columbus said. He feels or wants to mistake the Indians’ kindness for a weakness, easily manipulate them into enslavement, and do all these cruel and inhumane things to the Indians. De Las Casas and the Christians on the island of Hispaniola began their destruction. Families were being broken up, women and suckling children were being separated. In analysis this very thing is happening in modern times such as terrorism that has people fearing for their lives. Casas stated, “For everyone Christian that the Indians slew, the Christians would slay an hundred Indians” (69). Shockingly De Las Casas was one of the ones that introduced Africans to slavery as well (67). However De Las Casas plan didn’t go as plan for very long because people like Spanish emperor Charles V followed suit with the New Laws of the Indies, which gave Indians full protection and forbade enslavement on any…