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Christopher Columbus: The Discovery Of The Dominican Republic

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What would your reaction be when you’re asked to describe Christopher Columbus and people who committed genocides throughout history? The “discovery” of the Dominican Republic may have been a just a stop to explore its beauty, he described the native Taíno people as very peaceful and generous with the Europeans and saw that the Taíno had gold jewelry. When Columbus left to go back to Spain he ordered his men to collect their gold. Not long after the settlers began fighting each other killing one another. They deeply went against the Taínos traditions by raping their family members and forcing both men and women to work as their slaves. After several months of this abuse, a chief ordered an attack on the settlement and killed the Spanish settlers.

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