Christopher Columbus is an Italian navigator who sailed west from Spain in 1492. He was in search for the Indies(India, China and Japan) through the waters due to hostile armies and long distances on land. Columbus thought he landed in the Indies when he actually landed in the Bahamas, welcomed in by the Taino(Native Americans). However, Columbus did not go there to spread Christianity, he forced the Taino into slavery, looting them,spreading deadly diseases that killed many Natives, and taking
Every October, people celebrate Columbus Day for the things that he did. For example, the Columbian Exchange. But also, the people are celebrating to a person that did many bad things. Christopher Columbus should be remembered negatively because he did many awful things to the Native Americas. Like rape, kill. torture, and other awful things. On the Haiti land, they found many sailors left behind at the Fort Navidad had been killed in a battle with the Indians. After that had roamed the
To change Columbus Day to no longer be a holiday would be turning a blind eye to a difficult history, yet still turning that eye away from a history with a side to be celebrated. I instead ask of you to celebrate Columbus Day, learn the full history, including the wrong doings of Columbus and his crew, and celebrate the good change brought about by this event that ultimately led to the lifestyle you lead today. If the wrongs of every event in history were to be scrutinized would we have a history
Although Columbus may have supposedly discovered America, Columbus day should not be a holiday due to the lack of achievement in the present day United States and cruelty that he showed to the Native Americans when he arrived in the Bahamas. Some people have suggested that Columbus Day should be celebrated due to the fact that Columbus brought change and a source of development to the new world. While Columbus may have brought some change to the America’s like the introduction of livestock like
Today communities that are against celebrating Columbus Day have protested because they want to celebrate Indigenous People’s Day instead. The Indigenous people continue to be affected by their time of slavery with Christopher Columbus or to those that have ancestors. Now communities can get a better understanding of whom Christopher Columbus really is. Columbus Day should be abolished all together because Christopher Columbus did not discover America, he is not the hero everyone thinks he is, and
Angel Cordova 3 November 2017 Essay 3 Word Count: 1,209 The New Light The federal holiday, Columbus Day, has brought about its own uniqueness amongst many Americans. Generations of schoolchildren were instructed to read or watch videos that claimed Columbus was the founder of America. He was known as an explorer, navigator, and a colonizer. Now, Christopher Columbus is no longer portrayed as the hero he once was. Over many years, there has been a series of stories told by others, and a proof of documentation
Oliver is correct when he asserts that Columbus Day should no longer be a national holiday. Columbus Day is the day we celebrate when Christopher Columbus landed in the New World. I believe we should not celebrate Columbus Day because I 'm sure we are celebrating a murder and the person supported in owning or controlling of a person. During that time of landing in the New World, he went on a killing spree of humans and of in slaving the Native Americans. Columbus Day shouldn 't be a holiday anymore because
In every school in the United States, teachers would teach students about Columbus and his journey to the Americas and how his discovery would eventually lead to the beginning of the colonization of the Americas. Every student knows who Columbus is: an explorer from Spain who set sailed to the Americas in 1492 with his ship: The Nina, The Pinta, and the Santa Maria. However, there is more than meets the eye. Christopher Columbus’s achievements have created a “mindset” in which many people will follow
There is no doubt that the fight over Columbus Day as brought Americans to the thought whether Columbus Day should still be celebrated or should it be changed to Indigenous people day to celebrate the people that were hear before Columbus. There are many arguments on both sides like America encourages diversity and by celebrating Columbus Day it is celebrating diversity. Or on the other hand he was motivated by greed for slaves and gold. It is a tossup because why should we be celebrating a man that
“In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue”, starts the beginning of one of history’s biggest fabrications. We teach our children to be honest and truthful, but then lie to them for the first six to eight years of their educational lives about their own history. For in fact, Columbus did not discover America and did not unveil the myth regarding the world being flat. At the moment, I have yet to discover if Christopher Columbus ever discovered anything at all. Knowing the meaning