Christopher Columbus: Mistaken Hero?
Christopher Columbus in 1492 sailed the ocean blue and when he arrived at his destination he killed, raped, captured and enslaved innocent Native Indians. He brought over new diseases from Europe which left a whopping gap in the Natives population .Christopher Columbus ultimately caused a varied group of settlers such as the English, Spanish, French and Dutch to come to the New World and take the Natives main space. This evidently drove the native’s people to the poorest of ands. However, this mistaken mass murderer initiated the Columbian Exchange, began the Age of Exploration and Christianity was brought to the New World. I would have to somewhat agree the Christopher Columbus is a mistaken hero due to his actions and outcomes. When Columbus first landed, of course he was ecstatic! He was just saved from being thrown overboard by his crew. When he went …show more content…
By starting this, European settlements in South and North America began accumulating rapidly. This eventually led to tout modern nations that we know of today. Columbus also started the Columbian Exchange. After Columbus sailed the ocean it no longer was a barrier for people. It was if the Pangaea had been reconnected again. A century later after Columbus found the Americas’, the world was looked at very differently. The Spanish Sailed to china to give them silver and in return we received silk. Columbus started an exchange which had people sailing and trading across the Atlantic Ocean for the first time is history. Columbus also initiated the spread of Christianity to the Americas and eventually to the rest of the world. While in some aspects he did force the Natives to learn the religion, it kept it alive and we still have it today in the modern world as one of our three main
Christopher Columbus in 1492 sailed the ocean blue and when he arrived at his destination he killed, raped, captured and enslaved innocent Native Indians. He brought over new diseases from Europe which left a whopping gap in the Natives population .Christopher Columbus ultimately caused a varied group of settlers such as the English, Spanish, French and Dutch to come to the New World and take the Natives main space. This evidently drove the native’s people to the poorest of ands. However, this mistaken mass murderer initiated the Columbian Exchange, began the Age of Exploration and Christianity was brought to the New World. I would have to somewhat agree the Christopher Columbus is a mistaken hero due to his actions and outcomes. When Columbus first landed, of course he was ecstatic! He was just saved from being thrown overboard by his crew. When he went …show more content…
By starting this, European settlements in South and North America began accumulating rapidly. This eventually led to tout modern nations that we know of today. Columbus also started the Columbian Exchange. After Columbus sailed the ocean it no longer was a barrier for people. It was if the Pangaea had been reconnected again. A century later after Columbus found the Americas’, the world was looked at very differently. The Spanish Sailed to china to give them silver and in return we received silk. Columbus started an exchange which had people sailing and trading across the Atlantic Ocean for the first time is history. Columbus also initiated the spread of Christianity to the Americas and eventually to the rest of the world. While in some aspects he did force the Natives to learn the religion, it kept it alive and we still have it today in the modern world as one of our three main