Ap Euro Dbq Christopher Columbus

They owned and operated the land, therefore they had right to be on it. Columbus had no right to barge in, take over their village and destroy all that they knew including them. This may be true, but accordng to Henry Noble Sherwood in Columbus and the Indians:

Now we are going to analyze Cabeza journal and how him and his men met with Spanish who were enslaving natives (Bandelier 22). Cabeza tells us how he felt bad for the natives because “...found it all deserted, as the

Columbus viewed the culture of the native people of the islands as inferior to his own which resulted in a belief that he and his men have the right to harm and treat them harshly. ‘…On my arrival, I had taken some Indians by force from the first island that I came…’ By enslaving some of the Indians, Columbus showed that he believed that he had the right to enslave them because they were inferior to him in some way. ‘…to bear witness that he before all others took possession of that island for the King and Queen…’ With this statement, Columbus stated the belief that the Island did not even belong to the native people to begin

Columbus’s big plan for Hispaniola since the beginning was to take advantage of the natives and take their land, and the gold he believed was located there. He built the first fort in the Western Hemisphere, and left some of his men to find and store gold there. Columbus had to ask for a little more help from their majesties, he convinced them by saying he would take them “as much gold as they need ... and as many slaves as they ask” (Zinn,6 ) Columbus’s plans affected the natives, in many ways; first of all they were going to lose their land, and also they were going to be taken captive for slave labor.

When Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas he stole land, kidnapped people and started a massacre. This all started August 3, 1492, when Columbus started his trip to India. According to Document B, “I took possession of all of them for our most fortunate King...no one making any resistance.” This was written by Christopher Columbus in 1493. In this quote he is referring to the people of the islands he discovered, saying that he has kidnapped them for the King. It also states, “ In the island, which I have said before was called Hispana, there are very lofty and beautiful mountains, great farms...and well adapted for constructing buildings.”, which describes reasons they should take over the land. Additionally, according to Document C,

“When Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas he was excited because he found gold, land and people. He thought they could be slaves .“According to Document B, it explains how Christopher Columbus found the land with gold, metals and people. He wants to make them his slaves .“This shows that…” “Besides, this Hispana abounds in various kinds of species, gold and metals“Additionally, according to Document C, it is explaining how the spanish people from spain mistreated the navites and turned them into slaves and how they died “This shows that…” Once these were home to more than half a million souls, but they are now deserted, inhabited by not a single person.

I feel there is many things in Kirkpatrick Sale that are valid but one that sticks out is when he talks about the land of how it was “humans thrust out of an abundant land into a harsh and hostile world. It was a Paradise Found, the wonderful world they inhabited, having ascended from some darker depths, and it was precious and holy and to be protected.” I think mean that when Columbus entered the land he had to show his power so some needed

settlers said they got mislead by Columbus words of claims of riches which led to the Spanish crown coming to arrested him and strip Columbus authority

It is disheartening that the Arawak tribe which received Columbus and his crew with open hearts could be subjugated to mere slaves. Also evident in his writing, “the Indians are so naïve…” This further exposed who he really was, a tyrant who capitalized on the warmth and affection shown upon his arrival for monetary want.

He also says that they were not confrontational and did not hold grudges. He explains that they were faithful and obedient to their Native Lords and to the Spaniards. The indigenous people were also pure in mind and were open to learning about Christianity. The Spaniards in the Americas were cruel to the indigenous people. De las Casas explained that the Christians murdered on such a vast scale and would kill anyone in their way largely due to greed. He also said that the ones who were captured as slaves were treated brutally and worse than animals. De las Casas was hoping that the king would recognize this and put a stop to the violence. De las Casas wanted to shed light on the fact that the indigenous people were not violent with the Spaniards and were very open to them, while the Spaniards retaliated with violence and

First, Christopher Columbus made the Native Americans the slaves of the European people. In the text it states, “In the year 1495, they went on a great slave raid, rounded up fifteen hundred Arawak men, women, and children, put them in pens guarded by Spaniards and dogs” (Zinn 2). This goes to show that the Spaniards and Columbus rounded up slaves for their own good use and for pleasure. This also shows that he is cruel and really mean. This man was really bad. The text explains, “They would make fine servants…. With fifty men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want” (Zinn 1). Enslaving the Native Americans appears to be his intentions since day one. This shows that Columbus only wants the glory and every good thing to himself.

Chapter One Thesis: Even though it is taught in history books and in schools, Christopher Columbus was not a hero but rather a selfish man who used cruel manners in order to obtain what he wanted, harshly killing thousands of Indians. Additionally, the ethics of these manners are not questioned but rather praised for bringing on economic and social progress.

In a 200-year period spanning from the early 1500s to the late 1600s, three prominent titans of Europe would set their eyes on the New World with the goals of colonization and profit. When Columbus first sailed to the New World, he came across the Taíno, a native people of the island of Hispaniola. Upon seeing them, he remarked, “They were very well built, with very handsome bodies and very good faces...They do not carry arms or know them...They should be good servants” (Poole). This statement was simply the foreshadowing of something unimaginable; a series of conquests that would leave millions dead and millions more enslaved. Although the Native Americans were treated fairly by the French but at constant odds with the English, the true terror

Dr. Zinn references numerous accounts of innocent bloodshed, cruelty and the enslavement of Indians by Columbus and his soldiers from De Las Casa’s books prior to Columbus’ return to Spain. Dr. Zinn records the following statements from De Las Casa book in which he says; "Endless testimonies ... prove the mild and pacific temperament of the natives. But our work was to exasperate, ravage, kill, mangle and destroy; small wonder, then, if they tried to kill one of us now and then.... The admiral, it is true, was blind as those who came after him, and he was so anxious to please the King that he committed irreparable crimes against the Indians...." To please

As a Spanish friar, I, Bartolome de las Casas, came to the New World to aid in converting the Indians into Christians. They have gone against our beloved king’s decision by pursuing war against the Indians. Every action Cortes has orchestrated has ultimately ended in death and hardship for the Indians. Cortes is guilty and consequences need to be served.