It's hard to not be on the side that criticizes Columbus when almost all of his actions and crimes against the natives were in contradiction to his praises. It states that the primary purpose of Europeans in the New World was to bring the divine truth of Jesus Christ to the natives. It goes on to say that Columbus was praised for being a devout Christian who moved to liberate the Holy land from Islamic rule. However, at what cost was the divine truth brought to the New World? Wasn't his own mission to free the Holy land the same tyranny he was introducing to the people of this new land? Isn't the act of murder and slavery contradictory to Jesus's teachings. I can agree that Columbus was a great historical figure because of his explorations
