Columbus : Was Christopher Columbus A Villain?

The letter Christopher Columbus wrote back to Spain to report his findings in the New World sparked intrigued me and sparked my imagination. Why I have been so absorbed in this letter I can not explain. This letter is supposed to be about describing an unknown land, a land that has not been seen by anyone besides the natives, but it seems that there is more to it than that. Columbus is known in elementary schools as the man who found the New World, and is regarded as a hero. To the contrary, historians who have done more research on Columbus say that he was driven by fame and fortune and that he was tyrannical in his ways with the indigenous peoples of the places that he came to find. I feel that the contradictory tones Columbus uses

School taught us about the infamous Christopher Columbus who was known as the hero who found the Americas in 1492, but is that the truth? Is Columbus really the hero that grade school portrayed him to be? Columbus was not. Columbus was a greedy man who destroyed an entire race of people with genocide just so only he could benefit and become a man of money and power.

All my life, I have been hearing about Christopher Columbus. Since little, first, my family talking about him, then in school learning about him. I really thought he was a hero. The way they teach you about him in grammar school or middle school makes you think he really is a hero. But later on, doing research on him, looking for what he really did, where did he came from etc. I realize that he is not a hero. There are many reasons why people think he is good as well there are many reasons why they think he is bad. Personally I think Columbus is a villain, he did a lot of bad things that most people don’t know a bout. However if they know them, it would make them think a little bit deeper if Columbus is the Hero

Columbus was a product of his time, and an agent of the inevitable. He was instrumental in the discovery of the New World; however, we cannot blame the man for all of the outcomes of the New World any more than we can blame a single person for all of the bad deeds of the world. Columbus has taught us many things, but most of all, that no matter what seemingly pure choices are made, there is always a negative. Columbus was simply a man who helped to shape our future by trying to fulfill his dream. I think that Columbus was a very greedy man, concerned only for himself. He brought many bad things to the New World, such as plagues, wars, and slavery, but he also brought his religion as well as exchange crops and animals between the two worlds. It is important for us to discuss this topic in class because it helps us to think critically, as well as learn more about the history of the United States of America. It is also important that we be able to listen to opposing views of a topic, take away key points from each argument, and make an educated decision as to what we

Christopher Columbus A Hero or Villain? Was Christopher Columbus a hero or a villain? He was a villain he was horrible! Those innocent people did not deserve that. What was Columbus motive in finding a route to Asia through the Atlantic?

There is a big controversy between if Columbus is a Hero or Villain. I am sure he did a lot of wonderful things however there was a lot of bad things that he did. I do not feel that the good things should override all the bad things that he did.

Was Christopher Columbus really a hero? Christopher Columbus was a villain as he was greedy, he enslaved and maimed countless people, and finally he was a criminal and was charged with multiple crimes by the spanish. With the reasons given, Christopher Columbus might have been a hero to few, but he was a villain to the rest. Christopher Columbus was, simply put, a bad guy.

Even though he is celebrated in the United States, Christopher Columbus should not be considered a hero. He took advantage of the generosity of the American natives he found. His greedy ambition had horrible results that most Americans do not even realize.

According to the article “As soon as Columbus arrived… he took some of the natives by force in order that they might learn and might give him information of whatever there is.” (1) The information he wanted most was: “where is the gold? He persuaded the king and queen of Spain to finance an expedition to the land, the wealth.”(1) Although the Native Americans welcomed the strangers to the new world with kindness and greetings, Columbus still took away their human rights. He showed no mercy in sacrificing them in order to achieve success; he believed that their life was insignificant compared to his. One way he mistreated them was to sell them off as slaves to the rich people in order to make money. He also robbed them of their properties such as their land and families through force if they did not comply with his orders as if he had the superiority over them. Usually a hero would never do something like going against justice or be engulfed with greed so why do we still consider him a

Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, that's what has been told. But unfortunately, this leaves out the sad reality that Christopher Columbus was a genocidal liar. The United States has been filtered with made up stories about who he really is but he is a villain. Columbus was a user he used innocent people for his own parsimonious reasons. He murdered the natives to get to the king. Lastly, was also a deceiver and this made him enslave the natives.

Brooke, you make a good point about that Columbus was a genius by venturing on his journey, and who dared to do the impossible for his century. However, he committed acts of violence and brutality with Native Americans, he became a murderer. The Native Americans especially the Arawak Indians were very good, warm, and friendly people who did everything that Columbus wanted. Unfortunately, for them they ran out of gold, and there had started their problems. All For the ambition of a man who is called Cristobal

Christopher columbus should remember as both, a hero and a villain but mainly a villain because of his evil acts to the native americans. An example of why Christopher Columbus should be remembered as a villain is that because, according to, A Brief Account of the Devastation of the indies by Bartoleme De Las Casas stated that, “ Christopher and his group of spanish explorer attacked the towns and spared neither the children nor the aged nor pregnant women nor women in childbed, not only stabbing them and dismembering them but cutting them to pieces as if dealing with sheep in the slaughterhouse...They took infants from their mothers, snatching them by the legs and pitching them headfirst against the crags or snatched them by the arms and threw

In my perspective I believe that Christopher Columbus was a villain because he has done many bad things in the past and not much of good. Columbus has portrayed many personalities to get what he wanted, but towards the end more of his true personality was seen. Throughout history, people believed that since Christopher Columbus explored and “discovered” the New World that he is a hero, but what he did after he found the land makes him not a hero but a villain, the foe.

Do heros commit crimes like rape, grand theft, and torture? Usually heros are good people and are nice and caring to people but columbus did not do that. He did the opposite. Do you know any heroes that do that?. Columbus was clearly a Villain because he tortured people, killed people, and kicked them out of their land. One reason why columbus was a villain was that he showed no respect at all for the native americans. He said that native americans would only be good as slaves. For instance in document 2 columbus said “native americans would make fine servants”. He clearly tortured people because in document three it says “they rode the backs of indians if they were in a hurry or were carried on hammocks by indians running in relays… they

Many people think that Christopher Columbus is a Hero and some may think he is a Villain. Personally I think that he was a villain because on his voyages he did things to people that was outrageous to the eye. People/books claim that he was the first to reach North America but I believe he was not the first to discover North America. Plus he tried to prove that the world was round but how can you do that when you weren't the first one to come up with this statement?