Christopher Columbus should be viewed as a villain in history. He was not a hero he was a villain. He is praised to be someone great when he is not. He is the reason why so many natives died. He was cruel to them and did not care that they were dying by the hundreds. He only wanted the wealth that came from the land. He was not even the first to discover the Americas. His discoveries destroyed the cultures of the people who were already living there and wiped most of them out.
He harmed the societies that he interacted with. He not only brought deadly diseases that killed many natives, but he too killed many of them for selfish reasons. He was not trust worthy and often took credit for something that he did not discover. He destroyed the native peoples land. He also only wanted the gold and he killed the natives for not giving it to him.
PART THREE: HERO OR VILLAIN
Christopher Columbus should be viewed as a villain in history. He was not a hero he was a villain. He is praised to be someone great when he is not. He is the reason why so many natives died. He was cruel to them and did not care that they were dying by the hundreds. He only wanted the wealth that came from the land. He was not even the first to discover the Americas. His discoveries destroyed the cultures of the people who were already living there and wiped most of them out.
He harmed the societies that he interacted with. He not only brought deadly diseases that killed many natives, but he too killed many of them for selfish reasons. He was not trust worthy and often took credit for something that he did not discover. He destroyed the native peoples land. He also only wanted the gold and he killed the natives for not giving it to him.