Queen Isabella's Instructionss To Treat The Indians

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1) What 's your gut reaction? - It is upsetting to see that although it was recognized that the Tainos were extremely good-natured people, and the Spaniards still decided to take advantage of them. They took advantage of their kindness without regard for their wellbeing. Ambition and a mindset of superiority turned these people into slaves and led to their decline. They did nothing to deserve treatment they received. As I was reading, I was wondering if Queen Isabela rally expected the indigenous people to be treated fairly or it was just a formality to make it a "rule." 2) What were Queen Isabella’s instructions to Columbus about how to conduct this colonizing expedition? - Queen Isabella instructed Columbus to treat the Indians with respect