Christopher Columbus, Bartolomè de Las Casas, and Bernal Dìaz del Castillo shared a commonality that they were all Spanish explorers in search of the New World. Upon exploring parts of the New World each explorer encountered the natives of this land.
Christopher Columbus’s encounter with the natives was from afar because the natives were very skeptical of the ships and the people aboard. The natives observed Columbus and his crew from canoes. Columbus states “that the men he saw in the canoes all seemed to be older, white, well kept, and armed with bows, arrows and wooden shields.” (Columbus, 8) The natives wore two sets of scarves. The first scarf they wore was wrapped around their head and the second scarf was wrapped around the lower
Christopher Columbus’s encounter with the natives was from afar because the natives were very skeptical of the ships and the people aboard. The natives observed Columbus and his crew from canoes. Columbus states “that the men he saw in the canoes all seemed to be older, white, well kept, and armed with bows, arrows and wooden shields.” (Columbus, 8) The natives wore two sets of scarves. The first scarf they wore was wrapped around their head and the second scarf was wrapped around the lower