From the moment Columbus was greeted by the natives, he immediately lost all respect towards them. Their nude bodies were defined as a lack of knowledge, skill, and religion (DeWitt). Columbus wanted to spread the word of Christianity among the Native Americans and at the same time he saw a source of easy profit by enslaving the Indians. Not once did it come to Columbus mind that these lands were not his to take but rather began to rename these islands when he sailed back home he had the entitlement of being “the founder”. During his first voyage, Columbus did not do anything incriminating against the Native Americans because he simply analyzed their culture. When he sailed back to Spain, he returned with many new items as well with kidnapped…
Though he did not actually do any of the killing and torture himself, he ordered it all and any spaniard who disobeyed were punished as well. “Some had their ears slit and some the nose” Document A. This proves how cruel and violent Columbus would get if they were to not get enough gold he demanded. “Those who didn’t return every three months with the amount of gold demanded were punished by having their hands chopped off” Document B. These documents explains how he killed and administered the Tainos. Some Tainos made it clear that they wanted to leave but you wouldn’t let them go. “Making it clear that they wished to leave, you refused to release them” Document B. This proves that Columbus was already thinking of making them slaves. Columbus than incorporated the Tainos into his crew and took them away to Spain as slaves. “On your second voyage to the Indies, you ordered your men to roundup Indians and had over 500 shipped to Spain as slaves” Document B. Torturing and kidnapping the Tainos was one of the main reasons why Columbus is responsible for the death of the…
Cristopher Columbus was probably one of the greatest explorers of all time. His accomplishments are extra ordinary. Everyone knows that he came to find The New World, but theres much much more that he's done than that.…
My first reason as to why we should not celebrate Columbus Day is the simple fact that he did not discover America; there were already a large population of human beings living there. The people who inhabited the Americas prior to Columbus’s arrival were culturally diverse people who were skilled famers, hunters, and gatherers. The Native Americans built cities, developed organized economies, and had their own religious beliefs. “Most archaeologist agree that the Western Hemisphere’s first human inhabitants came from northeastern Asia (Davidson ).” Instead, it is more accurate to say that Christopher Columbus helped rediscover America.…
Mr. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) navigator Spain famous and pioneering major geographical discoveries in human history. He was in his youth believer in the theory of spherical Earth and not leading the famous Marco Polo every respect and appreciation, and the determination to become a navigator. During the period between the year 1492 and in 1502 crossed the Atlantic Ocean four times and discovered the American continent and became a great crew in the history of the world.…
Christopher Columbus was on his fourth voyage and he was looking for a way to China. That’s when he came across the country named Panama, which stretches only 60 miles, where he found Indians who had tons of gold. But he was looking for a way to China so he sent his brother Bartholomew to search for more gold. At first Indians were willing to lead the Spaniards to the gold, but eventually they got tired and led the Spanish back to the coast. When the Indians did this they were abused. Eventually the Indians fought back and drove of the Spanish.…
Christopher Columbus was a explorer and navigator that sailed to the new world for Spain. In America there is a holiday that celebrates this journey. America shouldn’t celebrate Columbus Day because he destroyed all natives generation and he brought slavery and cruelty . Columbus also unleashed…
Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, represents the day Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas. America should no longer continue to celebrate Columbus Day because he had a miserable legacy, he did not really discover America, and he was cruel. He had a bad legacy because he committed genocide, started slavery and racism. Columbus did not really find the United States, there were indigenous people there already that were settled and lived off the land. On top of all that he was very cruel, he would cut their hands off if they did not give him the quarterly quota of gold dust, he roasted the chiefs in fires, and his treatment was so bad that people tried to kill themselves .…
Columbus treated the Native Americans intolerably when he arrived to the New World. Upon arrival, his plan was for him and his crew to exasperate, ravage, kill, mangle, and destroy the Natives, as well as acquire gold from their king (Document 7). He and his crew committed harrowing crimes against the Indians that were irreversible and deadly. He forcefully made Natives strip mountains top to bottom, split rocks, move stones, and carry dirt to the rivers to be panned out for gold; this put great pain into the Natives lives. Also, Columbus ordered for the Natives to carry him and his…
Columbus Day should absolutely not be a holiday. Christopher Columbus could even be classified as a murderer, and I would not think that a hero was also someone who was a villain to nearly millions of others. He “discovered” the New World just like a meteorite had “discovered” the dinosaurs. Relating to that statement, Columbus commit mass genocide. He had taken advantage of the Natives,…
Columbus Day, which is celebrated on the second Monday of October, is a day honoring Christopher…
Columbus viewed the Indians as very generous and kind people. However De Las Casas refuses to see Indians are just like Columbus said. He feels or wants to mistake the Indians’ kindness for a weakness, easily manipulate them into enslavement, and do all these cruel and inhumane things to the Indians. De Las Casas and the Christians on the island of Hispaniola began their destruction. Families were being broken up, women and suckling children were being separated. In analysis this very thing is happening in modern times such as terrorism that has people fearing for their lives. Casas stated, “For everyone Christian that the Indians slew, the Christians would slay an hundred Indians” (69). Shockingly De Las Casas was one of the ones that introduced Africans to slavery as well (67). However De Las Casas plan didn’t go as plan for very long because people like Spanish emperor Charles V followed suit with the New Laws of the Indies, which gave Indians full protection and forbade enslavement on any…
There I many holidays the US. We celebrate different holidays for different reasons. Among these holidays is Columbus Day. Many people have mixed emotions about this holiday. Either people feel that it should be a holiday or the complete opposite. I will most definitely be against Columbus Day.…
Columbus Day is a legal holiday that commemorates the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus himself, it is celebrated on the second Monday in October. The arrival of Columbus in 1492 marks the beginning of recorded history in what we now know as America. So I believe that we should keep this patriotic holiday due to its significance to what America is known for today. It not only helps teach about the history of America, but is a fun way to learn. Although, some believe we should terminate the holiday because of many different reasons.…
Columbus Day celebrates the so-called discovery of America. Even though, Christopher Columbus killed many native Americans and started the slave trade. We should not celebrate Columbus Day.…