Looking back at the interactions between Christopher Columbus and the Natives, in today’s time we could classify this as genocide. The actions of Columbus were outright nauseating. Authors often leave out all of the bloodshed that was a result of his brutal journey. Columbus nearly destroyed an entire population along with its culture, tradition, and religion. Columbus did anything in his power to find gold for personal gain and for the Queen and King destroying anything in his way. Christopher Columbus almost wiped out an entire civilization on his own. He killed off the Native Americans, searching for gold. Columbus was very greedy. He would do anything in his power just to get his hands on gold. This was for many reasons. Obviously Columbus was in search for gold for personal gain. Another reason was he needed it to give to the Queen and King otherwise they would not fund his trip. In search for this gold he would kill, rape, and torture the Natives. He would some of the Natives as slaves for himself, and would ship out other slaves to Spain to work there. Another issue was that Columbus would punish these slaves if they did not find him the gold he was looking for. The issue was that he was sending these …show more content…
When Columbus first arrived, they greeted them with open arms. The Natives were right there when the Europeans sailed in, treating them like royalty. Columbus did not waste any time. He went right ahead on his warpath, torturing the Natives left and right. The actions of Columbus were repulsive. The Europeans invaded the Natives land, and then punished them. What was the thought process behind this? Instead of working together with the Natives, he completely took charge and forced them to do all of his work. Maybe if he treated the Natives with respect and honor, they would go ahead and willingly help Columbus out. Columbus did not even take the chance, and went right to torturing