Negative Effects Of Christopher Columbus

Do you trust your history book to tell you everything? Many just rely on one source. Some textbooks only skim the surface. An instance of this is Christopher Columbus. Recent evidence proves that Columbus abused his power and quite possibly should not be celebrated. For example, Columbus solely relied on his greed and used Taino “Indians” to search for gold. He turned to biological warfare, bringing in new diseases and used violence and slavery against the Native Americans. Also, he sent thousands of Taino from Hispaniola to be sold in Spain. Within 60 years after Columbus had landed, only a few hundred of what may have been 250,000 Taino were left on the island and many died en route. Secondly, when he first landed on the island, Columbus