Columbus, upon arriving in the Caribbean Islands, immediately starts naming them after important Spanish figures of the day. In a letter addressed to Luis de Santangel, a royal official and financial supporter, Columbus make several detailed observations of his surroundings on his first voyage to the Indies. Columbus …show more content…
This led to the exploitation of millions of Africans as slaves in Central and North America as well as the genocide of millions of Native Americans and the indigenous peoples in the Caribbean. Christopher Columbus brought more death and destruction to the world than any other person in history; however, he was inadvertently responsible for the wealth in Europe that brought about our current elaborate consumer economy. Fatuous students and historians scoff at the ironies of Columbus’ false positive discovery, nonetheless, he played a critical role in setting the tone of discovery and exploration that proliferated through the 16th century and