As children we are told the tail of a heroic European who sailed the ocean to find the “New World”, however it was not that way one bit. Yes, he did sail the ocean blue in 1492 ,but for all the wrong reasons; gold and slavery. As for the Arawaks, they were gracious towards the Spanish and were treated so poorly. There was no hope for the Indians who crossed paths with Columbus; he obtained many villages, loads of gold, and lots of times he enslaved Indians. To say the Indians were doomed at the beginning would be an
As children we are told the tail of a heroic European who sailed the ocean to find the “New World”, however it was not that way one bit. Yes, he did sail the ocean blue in 1492 ,but for all the wrong reasons; gold and slavery. As for the Arawaks, they were gracious towards the Spanish and were treated so poorly. There was no hope for the Indians who crossed paths with Columbus; he obtained many villages, loads of gold, and lots of times he enslaved Indians. To say the Indians were doomed at the beginning would be an