Native American Colonization: If I Were Queen Of Spain

The Spaniard population was suffering, despondent, and frantic to retrieve resources for their population. Yes, if I were queen of Spain I believe that colonization in the Americas was worth the cost. I believe that Native Americans were going to be exposed to European disease and die even if they weren’t enslaved by the Spanish. This misfortune allowed the Spaniards access to valuable Native American resources. These resources would allow the settlers to live successfully in the Americas. “Gather and give to us what they abound in and we greatly need” said by Christopher Columbus. There are some people who think that colonization was selfish and could have been dealt with a more respectful, humane way. “Infinite numbers of them with unheard murders and desolations” is quoted by the sermon delivered in church. Although this act was only to benefit the Spanish, the death of Native Americans to disease was inevitable.
This would have occurred eventually over time. It was only a matter of time before Britain or France decided to make a settlement in this new, bountiful land. The Spanish just happened to be the first to stay long enough to contaminate the Native Americans and to their advantage, that happened to give Spain an easier time retrieving any materials they desired. The Spaniards needed the supplies to allow their settlement to succeed and flourish. “No one refuses the asker anything he possesses” Columbus told the queen and king of Spain. Vulnerable and unarmed, the Native Americans gave the Spaniards much of their plentiful resources in exchange for worthless, cheap items. Columbus also told his leaders that the Native Americans “exchange valuable things for trifles”. This was a mistake made by the Native that, due to their lack of the Spanish technology, cost them their