Christopher Columbus Taino Indians Analysis

I, Christopher Columbus, am being charged with the murder and mistreatment of the Taino Indians. I have apparently enslaved the natives, inflicted harm, and even sliced their hands off. All of which is not true. These charges are completely absurd. I have never done so to the Taino natives. I even found them very “trustworthy and liberal with everything they had”. Not to mention, I was also deeply saddened when I noticed my men would trade broken plates for the unwitting Taino Indians’ gold. “I forbade that things so small and of no value should be given to them… It was simply wrong.” I never killed not one of the millions of Taino Indians that had died. Therefore, I plead not guilty. I plead not guilty, due to the fact that I had never killed or caused any harm to …show more content…
Despite repeating the orders verbally, I never had personally told one of my men to slaughter a Taino. Hence making me not guilty. The main goals of my expedition were to acquire gold and spread Christianity. Once we had arrived, I was sent a letter from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. The letter stated, “Should you fail to comply(in converting to Christianity), or delay maliciously in so doing, we assure you that with the help of God we shall use force against you, declaring war upon you from all sides and with all possible means, and we shall bind you to the yoke of the Church and of Their Highnesses; we shall enslave your persons, wives, and sons, sell you or dispose of you as the King sees fit.” The mass killings and the numerous deaths were all ordered from the king and queen. I simply had no choice but to repeat the letter.My men and I could do nothing but obey the commands. Therefore, all of the deaths are responsible to the King and the Queen. Overall, with all of the evidence provided, the decision is clear. I, Christopher Columbus, am not guilty and not responsible for the millions of Taino Indians that