Columbus brought slavery to an island around the same place as modern day Bahamas. He needed the slaves, including the natives, to dig for gold and to bring it to him. He treated the slaves very omit. Columbus was greedy and craved a lust for gold. Christopher Columbus committed many murders, of all different ethnicity's and ages. He showed no mercy for those who would not do as Columbus ordered. He killed people, whether it be with sharp weapons or unknown diseases. The Spaniards and island natives swapped diseases like smallpox, measles, influenza and malaria. The European diseases killed half of the native population. Columbus brought slavery to an island around the same place as modern day Bahamas. He needed the slaves, including