Christopher columbus hero or villain
Christopher Columbus: Hero or Villain
“1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” We all have been hearing this saying ever since we were little. Is he really a hero? He found a new world and jump started an age of exploration like no other. After he found the Americas there was massive colonization, giant trade increases and more resources. Europeans learned new ways, helping agriculture and exploration boom, but the answer is no. Columbus is a villain. After reading this paper I will have you convinced that he is a villain because the destruction to the Native culture. The voyages of Christopher Columbus eventually destroyed and absolutely ruined Native American culture forever. Due to the discovery of the Americas, the Tainos were overcome by severe disease. The Spanish having immune blood cells making it easier to shake off their sickness, but the natives did not. Disease was the worst component for the natives. (According to an article Christopher Columbus, Hero and Villain) “”With no resistance to European ailments, the Taino succumbed to smallpox and typhoid in droves. Numbers had dropped from 400,000 to a few hundred.” In another article written by John Elson he states “between 1492 and 1514, as a result of disease and accumulated atrocities, the native taino population shrank from an estimated 8 million to 28,000.” Some people may call Christopher Columbus the Hitler of the 14th and 15th century. In the same article the say that the Taino population went extinct in 1560. Exaction and Violence was another reason why the Taino culture was shut down. After discovering the New World, Columbus set sail back to Europe bringing many resources along 6 Native Tainos. He showed the Queen what he had discovered and was instantly named admiral. He was sent back to the New World with seventeen ships, and up to fifteen-hundred men. The overall goal was to convert the Natives to become Christian, but Columbus soaked gold. Columbus's crew
“1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” We all have been hearing this saying ever since we were little. Is he really a hero? He found a new world and jump started an age of exploration like no other. After he found the Americas there was massive colonization, giant trade increases and more resources. Europeans learned new ways, helping agriculture and exploration boom, but the answer is no. Columbus is a villain. After reading this paper I will have you convinced that he is a villain because the destruction to the Native culture. The voyages of Christopher Columbus eventually destroyed and absolutely ruined Native American culture forever. Due to the discovery of the Americas, the Tainos were overcome by severe disease. The Spanish having immune blood cells making it easier to shake off their sickness, but the natives did not. Disease was the worst component for the natives. (According to an article Christopher Columbus, Hero and Villain) “”With no resistance to European ailments, the Taino succumbed to smallpox and typhoid in droves. Numbers had dropped from 400,000 to a few hundred.” In another article written by John Elson he states “between 1492 and 1514, as a result of disease and accumulated atrocities, the native taino population shrank from an estimated 8 million to 28,000.” Some people may call Christopher Columbus the Hitler of the 14th and 15th century. In the same article the say that the Taino population went extinct in 1560. Exaction and Violence was another reason why the Taino culture was shut down. After discovering the New World, Columbus set sail back to Europe bringing many resources along 6 Native Tainos. He showed the Queen what he had discovered and was instantly named admiral. He was sent back to the New World with seventeen ships, and up to fifteen-hundred men. The overall goal was to convert the Natives to become Christian, but Columbus soaked gold. Columbus's crew
Cited: WWW.americanheritage.com/articles/web/20051012-columbus-new-world-indians-tainos…..9/1/2007 (Christopher Columbus, Hero or Villain) Good Guy or Dirty World- written by John Elson Hail Columbus, Dead White Male- essay written by Charles Krauthammer All articles from class