Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage across the Atlantic impacted the world forever. His endeavor was incredible; the first man to reach what he thought was Asia from the east. A feat that seemed impossible, but he achieved it with great success for himself and his country of Spain. But the people of the Americas that he so inadvertently exposed to the European's were left in ruins. Christopher Columbus was a plague brought upon innocent people that changed their lives forever. Christopher Columbus falls short of a heroic man in terms of his maltreatment to the Indians, and achieves the state of a treasure seeker who had a great deal of luck. The people of the "new world" brought no hostility towards Columbus and his men. They greeted Columbus and his men with open arms. The Indian peoples welcomed Europeans warmly, provided them with food, and taught them important new survival skills. In some cases, they perceived them as being divine, or at least spiritually powerful. Native peoples were quickly disillusioned by treachery or mistreatment at European hands. Columbus, knowing of their cynicism, used this to his advantage. Columbus wrote in his log "They...brought us parrots and balls of cotton and spears and many other things, wh
Christopher Columbus was an established Christian, who believed all should follow the word of the Bible. He felt that the natives were a perfect aspiration to be converted. What he was too ignorant to notice was that these people had their own religion, and had no intention of converting. But he went on his way, converting all he could to Christianity. All who did not want to convert were brutally forced or killed. Columbus brought slavery to a whole new level in the "new world." After rounding up thousands of North American natives, he looked elsewhere. The work ethic and skills of the natives were not up to his standards, so he went to Africa. In Africa, Columbus found many more people, who had superior working skills. Before long slavery facilities were set up at the Island of Hispanola, and slavery was at its ill-fated peak. Prior to his voyage, he had promised to return with a substantial quantity of gold and spices. In return for bringing Spain gold and spices, Columbus was promised 10% of the profits, governorship over new-found lands, and the fame that would go with a new title: Admiral of the Ocean Sea .But they found no gold fields nor spices, so his disastrous alternative was to go on a slave raid. Columbus and his men rounded up 1500 Arawak men, women, and children and kept them in pens guarded by Spaniards and
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