Arawak Indian Analysis

While “discovering” America, Columbus destroyed an entire civilization. This was that of the Arawak Indians, whom he enslaved for his own purposes. Columbus was a ruthless murderer who essentially killed and destroyed many lives and homes, with no legitimate reason. The Arawak Indians withstood brutal torture from Columbus and his comrades, but finally, they fled. Still, they were hunted down, tortured, and killed. Now, not one Arawak Indian remains alive today.
Columbus was a very greedy, selfish, and untrustworthy man. This is shown many times, even before he arrived in the Bahama’s. The actual reason Columbus accepted and went on this mission was because of what he would get. The people of Spain promised him that if he brought back gold and spices, he would get 10% of the profits. So say, if he brought back gold and spices worth 100,000 dollars, he would get 10,000. Still, that is not all. He would also get governorship over new-found lands, and “the fame that would go with a new title: Admiral of the Ocean Sea.” In fact, when he was still on the ship, it was said that the first person to spot land would get a huge reward. A sailor on the ship named Rodrigo saw land, but Columbus claimed he saw it the night before. He got the reward. This …show more content…
He participated in the murder and destruction of an entire society; he destroyed an absolute race. He ruined the Arawak people whom he encountered, for no acceptable reason. He could have made peace with them and lived alongside them, but he chose to annihilate them instead. He was a corrupt and criminal person at heart. He killed and tortured people for the vicious reason that he enjoyed watching them writhe, he was gleeful when others, because of him, were miserable. It gave him pleasure to see them in pain. He was a sadistic and cruel person, which makes many wonder why there is a federal holiday in his