Christopher Columbus: Hero Or Villain

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“Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World” said by one of the most famous explorers in history. In school we were always taught that Christopher Columbus was the famous Italian explorer who founded the “New World” of the Americas, but the real question is is Christopher Columbus a hero or a villain? This also brings us to the question was the treatment of the Native Americans an act of Genocide? Everyone has there own opinions on how Christopher Columbus treated the Native Americans, but I believe that the treatment towards the Native Americans was an act of Genocide. When Columbus first came to America in 1492 there were millions of native americans settled in the Americas. When Columbus arrived in the Americas he was extremely