My clients, Columbus’ men, are charged with murdering and mistreating a large number of Taino Indians. But, is that what they are guilty of? Or were they following orders from Christopher Columbus. They are considered guilty because Christopher Columbus gave them orders to kill and mistreat the Tainos. My client's plead guilty. But, to know who is responsible, we all need to know that this case is about two things, power, and control. If we keep the intent in mind, what were my clients gaining from this? They had the chance of gaining diseases that were spread and dying (Bigelow, p. 101). Or the small amount of maravedis Columbus promised them to help their families that they wouldn’t see for a long period of time, or in some cases forever. When the men went on Columbus’s ill- advised voyage, they went to help their wife, or to help their kids have a better life. Or in general, for the adventure. They all went for different reasons, but, Columbus went for one, profit. That profit could be gold or it could be the spices and jewels. (Zinn, p. 2) He was a greedy, selfish man who mistreated many people. Because Columbus harmed the Taino people and Columbus’s crew, my clients experienced his horrific behavior first hand. On the day Columbus and his men arrived, the Taino people treated …show more content…
Why did the crew go on the journey? Because they wanted a better life for themselves and their family. Why did Christopher Columbus go on the journey? Because he was greedy and wanted gold (Zinn, p. 2). He wanted political power by being the governor of all new lands he finds (Bigelow, p. 99). Columbus was apathetic. He didn’t care that millions of Taino people, or to put it in his words, Taino animals, he had to kill. He wanted to become a rich, powerful man with control over people and land. Christopher Columbus never had guilt, regret, or shame for his actions. Any of his actions against the Taino people and