Columbus was responsible for the deaths of millions of Native American men, women, and children. Babies were taken from their mothers. The Spaniards would grasp the baby by their legs and throw “them headfirst against the crags” (Las Casas 9). Other infants would be thrown “into the rivers” (Las Casas 9). 500 Indians were selected to be sent to Spain since Columbus didn’t have enough gold to “impress the King and Queen and his Spanish financiers” (Zinn 13). 200 of those 500 Indians died “on the voyage across the Atlantic...of cold, of sickness” (Zinn 13). Men and women were forced into hard labor which caused great sickness, starvation, and
Columbus was responsible for the deaths of millions of Native American men, women, and children. Babies were taken from their mothers. The Spaniards would grasp the baby by their legs and throw “them headfirst against the crags” (Las Casas 9). Other infants would be thrown “into the rivers” (Las Casas 9). 500 Indians were selected to be sent to Spain since Columbus didn’t have enough gold to “impress the King and Queen and his Spanish financiers” (Zinn 13). 200 of those 500 Indians died “on the voyage across the Atlantic...of cold, of sickness” (Zinn 13). Men and women were forced into hard labor which caused great sickness, starvation, and