I thought it was interesting how the book talked about Columbus. Columbus not only invaded the space occupied by the native americans but left the native people in dismal condition, taking away their culture, health and land. It is an interesting concept to think about Columbus as a hero and then not. When I was younger I thought Columbus was super cool, but that may have been because he had a day but now as I have learned throughout my schooling and read this section, Columbus seems less like a cool person and more like a cruel person. Columbus was able to create great resources and riches but he did so in a manner that was not fair or kind to the native americans. Columbus and the conquistadors had three main motives while in the americas GOD, GOLD, and GLORY, which seemed like justifications as to why they were harming the innocent native people.
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