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Pros And Cons Of Christopher Columbus

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Christopher Columbus, the man we all know as a hero, because of his so called “discovery” of America. He may have discovered America in the eyes of the Europeans, but should we really call him a hero? He has committed many actions that are not superiorly told the way his discovery was spread out to the world. Did u know that he was the reason of African slavery? I’ve never heard about a hero that treats people according to their race. Nor have I heard about a hero that watches people suffer from diseases, rather than helping them. And who knew Columbus had a mind of greed. In his mind, only the thoughts of gold and empowerment was floating around. Ever did he know the Europeans/Spaniards would look up to him. They had followed in his footsteps in wanting to become rich, and they did anything to achieve this goal.These are the reasons why we should characterize Columbus and his legacy negatively. …show more content…

According to the textbook, when Columbus and the Europeans came to the New World they brought diseases with them, such as smallpox that spread to the Native Americans. These diseases were new and unfamiliar to the Native Americans and their immune systems weren't strong enough to fight off those diseases and that caused them to die. The diseases were spreading really fast to the Native Americans and almost 90% of their population was wiped out. This shows that we can characterize Christopher Columbus as inconsiderate because he saw what was happening to the Native Americans but didn't do anything about it and in fact, he encouraged more Europeans to come and settle in America, the land where the Native Americans inhabited. In addition to this, Columbus had also started slavery in the

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