Aiisha Hamadi US History 10/8/14 Christopher Columbus hero or Villain? “ In fourteen hundred ninety-two/ Columbus sailed the ocean blue He had three ships and left from spain/ He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain.” ---Source Unknown In my perspective I believe that Christopher Columbus was a villain because he has done many bad things in the past and not much of good. Columbus has portrayed many personalities to get what he wanted, but towards the end more of his true personality was seen. Throughout history, people believed that since Christopher Columbus explored and “discovered” the New World that he is a hero, but what he did after he found the land makes him not a hero but a villain, the foe. In the beginning, Christopher columbus strived to become a great explorer from a young age. Christopher Columbus’ father traveled a lot on boats and that it is how Columbus’ interest in sea exploration began. Columbus couldn’t read or write, and everyone knows that you can’t navigate a ship if you are illiterate. When Columbus got to portugal, he learned to read and …show more content…
Columbus tried to get to Asia by sailing west but instead of landing in India, they landed on what is now the Bahamas. When Christopher landed in the Bahamas he truly believed that he had landed in Asia and he had to prove to the Queen and King that that’s where he had landed, so he brought lots of spices and new things back to Spain. Columbus became in charge of new voyagers that were coming to the new world, but when he got there the settlement he built befor was destroyed and that was when his true personality/character came out. Columbus enslaved all the natives in his rage and turned them to slaves. Christopher Columbus made them mine for gold and built the settlement once more. In this time of history Columbus’ vilnius side was seen and