Christopher Columbus: A Hero

School taught us about the infamous Christopher Columbus who was known as the hero who found the Americas in 1492, but is that the truth? Is Columbus really the hero that grade school portrayed him to be? Columbus was not. Columbus was a greedy man who destroyed an entire race of people with genocide just so only he could benefit and become a man of money and power.

Christopher Columbus was an explorer that landed in the Americas in 1492. On his second voyage Columbus traveled to Haiti to colonize the area. In Haiti Columbus kidnapped 1,600 Arawak Indians the native people of Hispaniola. He brought 500 of them back to Spain and forced another 500 to work in gold mines and plantations in the colony. An updated version of the traditional verse states, "In fourteen hundred and ninety three, Columbus stole all he could see." Columbus' main motivation for exploration was gold. He ransacked the tribes in Haiti and demanded everything they had including food, gold, and cotton. If the natives resisted the Europeans they would be brutally punished. Along with stealing material things, Columbus also stole the lives of Native Americans. Due to his arrival in Hispaniola the Taino population rapidly decreased due to warfare, forced labor, starvation and disease. Most textbooks leave out Columbus' exploitation of the native people. Instead they create myths to make Columbus' story "better or more relatable" and hide the horrible truth of the past. By creating these myths authors support a Eurocentric view of the discovery of America.

Everyone knows the saying Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492. However, there is a lot more to Christopher Columbus than what everyone was taught in elementary school through high school. Columbus is thought to be a hero, but just being classified as a hero is a fallacy. Several works including Christopher Columbus and the Enterprise of the Indies and The Lies my Teacher Told Me have been published about the real Christopher Columbus and his legacy.

Columbus going on his last trip was the best experience he could ever have. Why it’s the best it makes him think about all what he did to reach this point of time. At the end, he was successful at reaching a new land and he colonized America. Some what you could say that Columbus is a hero or a villain but most importantly if Columbus didn’t exist we could’ve never known that America exist till this day you could not deny that that Columbus is one of the people who help shape the world.

Have you ever met someone who was not who you thought they were? This has been happening throughout history. “Americas founder” Christopher Columbus is portrayed as a hero in history books, but new information shows a different side of him. Due to this evidence Columbus day should be revoked and no longer celebrated.

He cannot possibly be seen as a heroic man after destroying the lives of millions of innocent people. Also, I do not believe he discovered America, considering there were already people living there. However, I do think he deserves some credit. The fact that he connected the Americas to the rest of the world should be recognized. Additionally, I do not feel Columbus Day should exist. If anything, there should be a day to honor the indigenous peoples. Columbus’ actions were atrocious and should never be forgotten, and that is the problem with Columbus Day. People forget about the fact that he killed millions of people, and only remember that he “discovered” America. His crimes and all the innocent Native Americans who were exterminated should forever be remembered. In my eyes, Christopher Columbus is definitely a

Reputation is something that no one can avoid its part of nature, society, and life. This was definitely true for Christopher Columbus. On October 12,1942 Columbus sailed the ocean blue and landed on the Caribbean’s which he thought at the time was Asia. There are a lot of people who argue on whether he was a true hero or a historic villain. Whatever you decide he was we can at least all can come to the conclusion that he was the one who opened the gates to many things. Explorers who wanted adventures, merchants who wanted to trade goods, and to the famous conquistadores who were the start of the Spanish Conquest of the Americas. During the Spanish Conquest, we see how a well-developed civilization of millions of people crumbles down to nothing. This tragedy happened due to the fact that the

Many people think that Columbus is a hero, but actions speak louder than words. Some people believe that Columbus is a hero because

My first encounter with the word, ‘Columbus’ was when I stepped foot out of the plane in Port Columbus International Airport. It would become a familiar name to myself as I pursued my undergraduate studies in the city of Columbus, Ohio. Before this, I had trivial knowledge of who Christopher Columbus was apart from being a famous discoverer in US history. I figured that since he is celebrated here on the October 12th, he must be a great man. However, I was not aware of the recent controversies surrounding this renowned historian.

It is a well-known fact that Christopher Columbus is a dominant figure in the history, because he explored America in the 15th century. It created relationships between the old world and the new world. With the exchange of animals, insects, and plants, population as well as cultures, the Columbian Exchange was created. (Boundless.com) Different kinds of resources were shared after the exploration of the New World, which definitely brought European countries benefits. As a result, increasing number of European colonies came to North America, trying to find new chances for lives. However, there is no doubt that sacrifice was made by specific group of people, especially native Americans. European shared Native American’s resources, occupied

Have you ever wondered how the land you live on was discovered? Explorers have wandered the face of the Earth since the beginning of time, claiming their territories, deepening their roots, expanding their borders, and securing their land. Humans have explored the most distant parts of the world and are still discovering new territories as we explore our universe and space. The desire to discover is rooted in all of us whether it is for fame, fortunes, or for satisfying curiosity. As a result, great explorers have discovered and destroyed cultures, civilizations, and they have introduced opportunities and new ideas. Many explorers share certain traits and characteristics that make them successful, such as the ability to persevere,

Who was Christopher Columbus? Was he a Hero or Villain? Many people know the story of Columbus finding America, but many don’t know the truth of what happened there. Christopher Columbus. Christopher COlumbus was an Italian explorer who was born in 1451 in Genoa, or now Italy. 1451 Columbus resettle in Spain and remained there for a duration of his life. In 1492, Christopher Columbus stood to gain wealth and power from his voyage, by the negotiation with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. He came with three different ships called: Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria. His goal has been just like the other conquistadors God, Glory, and gold. Christopher Columbus brought back different foods, goods, spices, and jewelry. He also introduced America with different diseases like smallpox, m chickenpox, diphtheria, measles, and whooping cough. These diseases caused many Native Americans, overview of people who have originated in America, to get sick and perish. Christopher Columbus was a silver, a capitalist, and a murderer of millions who embarked on a voyage motivated only by greed, which brought European imperialism to “The New World”. Others think Columbus was a hero. Ronald Reagan said “ put it all together and you might say that Columbus was the inventor of the American dream.” Others think he’s a villain and I agree. He enslaved, raped, and murdered the natives of the countries he sailed to. Christopher Columbus was a villain because of the cruelty and selfishness to the

Christopher Columbus a spanish explorer, travelled the world. On each of his voyages he journaled about the voyages he took, he documented what he learned, saw, and experienced. “Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain in 1942 to enrich the treasury and expand the empire of a cash-strapped, militant Catholic monarchy.” On his first voyage he travelled to America between 1942 and 1943. Columbus specifically travelled to the Bahamas, Cuba, and Hispaniola. When Columbus arrives he settles in and begins to rome the new land. Columbus refers to the Spain as ‘Española As A Marvel’ because of the livelihood he came from. The way the villagers lived and communicated were not the same as what he were used to. Columbus thought that he could help the villagers civil and have a small colony for Spain. This would guarantee the herbs and spices found on each island. As he is walking around notices that the homes are completely furnished but there were no families in the home. He told his men not to take anything from the houses in the village. The next night the men began to wonder if any of the villagers or their king would come and greet them. Indeed the villagers did greet their new visitors. The villagers saw Columbus and his men as gods and they brought them their finest proprieties. When the men saw that the villagers were painted in red, black, or white and each villager was mostly naked.

The age of exploration was a time in the early 15th century where european ships sailed around the world in search of new trade routes. One of the more famous explorers, that most children know today, is Christopher Columbus. He isn’t the only explorer though, what about Prince Henry, Ferdinand Magellan, or even Vasco da Gama.

At the beginning of the book Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the Americas, the author Tim McNeese is telling us a general explanation of why Christopher Columbus is so recognized. He says “Few men in history have been as honored and recognized for their contributions as Christopher Columbus.”1 As the author noted, Christopher Columbus is well recognized and honored for his achievements because he changed the history of people in every continent. Someone who is spoken of this highly should be remembered. Christopher Columbus’s determination to fulfil his dreams, influence on people from every continent, and his leadership ability, have earned him a statue on Hanley and Wydown.