Atrocities Of Columbus, One Of The Worst Recorded In History

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Another refers primarily to the treatment of indigenous populations during the European colonization of the Americas, which followed Columbus’s discovery, arguing that the ongoing actions and injustices against Native Americans are masked by Columbus myths and celebrations. American anthropologist Jack Weatherford says that on Columbus Day, Americans celebrate the greatest waves of genocide of the American Indians known in history. University of California, Los Angeles’ Medieval and Renaissance Center, focused criticism on the character of Columbus himself, stating that Columbus, while a brilliant mariner, exploited and enslaved the indigenous population. Further, journalist and media critic Norman Solomon reflects that many people choose to hold on to the myths instead of reality in the events surrounding Columbus. Catholic priest Bartolome de las Casas, who observed the region where Columbus was governor, writes that the Spaniards were driven by “insatiable greed” as they killed and tortured native populations with “the strangest and most varied new methods of cruelty” and laments that “my eyes have seen these acts so foreign to human nature, and now I tremble as I write.”

Te Deum Excerpt, Chapter 8

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