Christopher Columbus Hero Or Villain Essay

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Columbus: Hero or Villain Columbus had decided to bring the Spaniards back to the West Indies and Killed Indians. Columbus has been known as the founder of North America and greatest hero. Is Christopher Columbus really a hero Legend has it that Christopher Columbus had stacked babies on a pole and killed them. Many Arawaks feared Columbus because the Arawaks went ahead and killed their babies. With these few details, is Christopher Columbus actually a hero? Columbus had brought not 100, 200, or 300, but 500 slaves! Columbus brought the slaves to Spain. A small amount of these slaves survived. This accounts for the way the conditions on the ship were. This includes Disease and Hunger. The Spaniards had decided to come back to the Bahamas (Where the Arak lived) and hung these Araks and burned them. The bright side of Columbus was that he had …show more content…

Columbus may have found Gold to help Spain, but to me he wanted to find Gold to make is self feel better. Christopher Columbus was previously thought as a tenacious man who founded America and let`s celebrate Columbus for founding America. Now, I realize that Columbus was a cold-hearted man who had no care for anybody and was kicked out from the kingdom of Spain. Columbus had ruined the whole society of the Arawak. They had their babies and kids and many of Arawak people feared that Columbus would kill them, so the Arak killed the babies themselves. Before Christopher Columbus had arrived the birth-place of the Arawak was the Bahamas. The Bahamas had very few riches but had many spices Columbus had ordered for at least 3 ships to sail. Ferdinand and Isabella had paid the costs of the voyage for Columbus. Christopher was also promised 10% of profits if Gold or spices was brought back. Columbus then ruins the lives of people when he finds Gold when he meets the Arawak`s. Then, the attacks of Columbus and his army start