There are people out there who formed the world into an exceptional place. These human beings helped shape the human race in the best possible way. Citizens like Martin Luther King Jr., Bill Gates, and Nelson Mandela deserve to be memorialized in the Hall of Fame. Unfortunately, there are some people who changed the world for the worse. Some of these people who belong in the Hall of Infamy are mass murders, abusers, or just blunt. Humans like Hitler, Hernando de Soto, and unbelievably Christopher Columbus belong in the Hall of Infamy.
Christopher Columbus is believed to be the most famous explorer of all time. In 1451, he was born in Genoa, Italy. This gave Columbus a great exposure to the sea, as Genoa was a major shipping port. He did not …show more content…
When Columbus first met the Native American tribes, he reported that they were very friendly. “… people, and without greed, and docile in everything … I believe that in the world there are no better people or a better land, they love their neighbors as themselves (Doak 46).” After receiving specific orders to keep peace with the natives, Columbus proceeded to kidnap 1,200 of these Taino Native Americans, and sent them to Spain where they were paraded naked and sold into slavery. By sending these natives to Spain and forcing those who stayed to work on plantations and in mines, Columbus tore apart families and friends. Those remaining were given terrible punishments by Columbus and forced into jails where he would blackmail them into giving up their land and life for freedom. On first contact with the Carib tribe, this explorer immediately took women and children, as well as burning their canoes but not their houses because “…we could use them when we pass by here… (Doak 65).” Columbus truly treated these natives unfairly, and his arrival was clearly the worst thing that happened to …show more content…
He received funding from the Spanish king and queen to go on the expedition, so he had to repay them. Columbus was sure there would be gold, silk, and other precious metals and spices on the islands he founded, which would make up for his debt. Unfortunately, the islands did not contain such goods and very little gold was found. Columbus was then forced to steal anything precious from whomever he encountered. The 1200 Taino Native Americans that were shipped there as slaves were to pay off Columbus’s massive debt towards the Spanish monarchs. Upon returning from the voyages, he would lie about the amount of wealth held on these islands. “…I will be able to pay Your Highnesses for five thousand cavalries and five thousand foot soldiers (Doak 58).” Columbus was most definitely not a good person, but some people may argue otherwise.
Most of the U.S. public may argue and believes that Christopher Columbus founded North America. After all, while doing all of these horrible things, he must have done something productive. However, this is not the case. Columbus never stepped foot, nor recorded seeing any part of North America. Though all the land Columbus did discover, he thought was a part of Asia due to his own distance miscalculations. Columbus even believed that Cuba was mainland China, and Venezuela was an island! This is why the term the West Indies and the
Christopher Columbus is believed to be the most famous explorer of all time. In 1451, he was born in Genoa, Italy. This gave Columbus a great exposure to the sea, as Genoa was a major shipping port. He did not …show more content…
When Columbus first met the Native American tribes, he reported that they were very friendly. “… people, and without greed, and docile in everything … I believe that in the world there are no better people or a better land, they love their neighbors as themselves (Doak 46).” After receiving specific orders to keep peace with the natives, Columbus proceeded to kidnap 1,200 of these Taino Native Americans, and sent them to Spain where they were paraded naked and sold into slavery. By sending these natives to Spain and forcing those who stayed to work on plantations and in mines, Columbus tore apart families and friends. Those remaining were given terrible punishments by Columbus and forced into jails where he would blackmail them into giving up their land and life for freedom. On first contact with the Carib tribe, this explorer immediately took women and children, as well as burning their canoes but not their houses because “…we could use them when we pass by here… (Doak 65).” Columbus truly treated these natives unfairly, and his arrival was clearly the worst thing that happened to …show more content…
He received funding from the Spanish king and queen to go on the expedition, so he had to repay them. Columbus was sure there would be gold, silk, and other precious metals and spices on the islands he founded, which would make up for his debt. Unfortunately, the islands did not contain such goods and very little gold was found. Columbus was then forced to steal anything precious from whomever he encountered. The 1200 Taino Native Americans that were shipped there as slaves were to pay off Columbus’s massive debt towards the Spanish monarchs. Upon returning from the voyages, he would lie about the amount of wealth held on these islands. “…I will be able to pay Your Highnesses for five thousand cavalries and five thousand foot soldiers (Doak 58).” Columbus was most definitely not a good person, but some people may argue otherwise.
Most of the U.S. public may argue and believes that Christopher Columbus founded North America. After all, while doing all of these horrible things, he must have done something productive. However, this is not the case. Columbus never stepped foot, nor recorded seeing any part of North America. Though all the land Columbus did discover, he thought was a part of Asia due to his own distance miscalculations. Columbus even believed that Cuba was mainland China, and Venezuela was an island! This is why the term the West Indies and the