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Did Christopher Columbus really 'discover' America? |
The history of Christopher Columbus has been blurred and told falsely. It is important to stop drawing the connection between discovering America and Christopher Columbus because he did not actually discover America. Christopher Columbus actually landed on an island in what is now known as the Bahamas. He never actually believed he landed in America and insisted he landed in some part of Asia, as that was his original goal.
When he landed he was confronted with the Taíno tribe. Although it is told he treated the natives nicely, he in fact enslaved them and killed off thousands of natives on purpose and on accident. Him and his men accidentally killed off many Natives because they spread disease to them unknowingly but as time progressed they began doing this on purpose. The Natives did not have the same immune system as those coming from Europe. |