Slavery was going on when he left Spain, but he decided that the Arawaks could be used for trade with other goods. He tried to set up a trade of slaves for cattle, but that wasn‘t approved. His men rounded up many of the Arawaks to transport as slaves to Spain, since Columbus had to send something in replacement of all the nonexistent gold. He and his crew basically enslaved this whole race of people, and from the time he first came upon them in 1492 through the year 1542, they had been exterminated. His intent was to go out and find the gold and spices which he would then bring back to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. He had no idea he would come upon a whole race of people in his search for the
Slavery was going on when he left Spain, but he decided that the Arawaks could be used for trade with other goods. He tried to set up a trade of slaves for cattle, but that wasn‘t approved. His men rounded up many of the Arawaks to transport as slaves to Spain, since Columbus had to send something in replacement of all the nonexistent gold. He and his crew basically enslaved this whole race of people, and from the time he first came upon them in 1492 through the year 1542, they had been exterminated. His intent was to go out and find the gold and spices which he would then bring back to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. He had no idea he would come upon a whole race of people in his search for the