Hearing the infamous name of Christopher Columbus, the first thing that pops up in a person's head is either a hero or a respectable man for being the first to discover America. Though, is that the case here? Was he really a hero that should be respected for being no other different than other explorers? Clearly, Christopher Columbus is responsible for the start of slavery, rape, and killings of poor natives. Second, off, he isn’t the one to be credited for “discovering” the new world. To a popular belief, Columbus didn’t prove that the world is round at all, that was founded out way before he even thought of it.
Firstly, to be a great person, you must do good, though according to reality, raping and killing people isn’t listed as being great, but the opposite. According to a source, it quotes, “His men hunted Indians for sport and profit – beating, …show more content…
The tradition of observing Columbus Day dates back to the 18th century. It was first celebrated on October 12, 1792, when the New York Society of Tammany honored Columbus on the 300th anniversary of his first voyage.” (OSIA, “Why We Should be Celebrating Columbus Day”). Though in reality, when it comes to celebrating Columbus Day, people aren’t only celebrating just his first voyage, but for other things that had occur from Columbus such as causing death to Indians and treating them poorly. For instance, “He seized 1,200 Taino Indians from the island of Hispaniola, crammed as many onto his ships as would fit and sent them to Spain, where they were paraded naked through the streets of Seville and sold as slaves in 1495. Columbus tore children from their parents, husbands from wives. On board Columbus’ slave ships, hundreds died; the sailors tossed the Indian bodies into the Atlantic.” (Weatherford, “Examining the Reputation of Christopher
Firstly, to be a great person, you must do good, though according to reality, raping and killing people isn’t listed as being great, but the opposite. According to a source, it quotes, “His men hunted Indians for sport and profit – beating, …show more content…
The tradition of observing Columbus Day dates back to the 18th century. It was first celebrated on October 12, 1792, when the New York Society of Tammany honored Columbus on the 300th anniversary of his first voyage.” (OSIA, “Why We Should be Celebrating Columbus Day”). Though in reality, when it comes to celebrating Columbus Day, people aren’t only celebrating just his first voyage, but for other things that had occur from Columbus such as causing death to Indians and treating them poorly. For instance, “He seized 1,200 Taino Indians from the island of Hispaniola, crammed as many onto his ships as would fit and sent them to Spain, where they were paraded naked through the streets of Seville and sold as slaves in 1495. Columbus tore children from their parents, husbands from wives. On board Columbus’ slave ships, hundreds died; the sailors tossed the Indian bodies into the Atlantic.” (Weatherford, “Examining the Reputation of Christopher