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In Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the “New Island,” he discovered a land filled with welcoming and nice people. However Columbus' thoughts draw a contrast between how Bartolome De Las Casas felt about the Indians. Columbus viewed them as very nice people. De Las Casas and the Christians feel he can mistake their kindness for weakness and easily manipulate them into doing anything he want them to do. Shockingly in the new world are these same problems.

Columbus on his thirty- three day voyage of finding different islands. Some of those islands today are known as the West Indies, Jamaica, Cuba, etc. As Columbus sailed on through his voyage he reached an island where he gave the name “Espanola” where he sent two of his men to learn was their king or great cities on this island. Eventually when he saw the people of this island, he found them all bare …show more content…
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
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