Columbus, Explorer or Conquistador?
Christopher Columbus. Everybody knows this name. Mostly people praise him as a hero, who discovered America for them not even knowing about the crimes he committed in the New World. So, who is he? The great explorer or a greedy conqueror stripped from humanity? Until recently I knew only one side of Columbus's personality, that consisted of myths and half-truths. I considered Christopher Columbus one of the greatest explorers of all time; an Italian marine with an early talent for seafaring who from childhood prepared himself for the great journey that lead to the discovery of America. His active, curious mind and a scientific spirit, courage, modesty and a vivid imagination, high moral worth and strong believe in pursuit of his ideas equaled him to a crazy genius with a naive heart. In my mind Columbus rose above political quarrels and petty Kings. For 10 years he struggled in persuading Spanish king to authorize and equip the expedition. In August of 1492, with 3 ships and a crew of
It turned out that I believed in a myth and that in reality longing for power Christopher Columbus cruelly conquered the land. Yet, grief and anger are speaking for me. bandits and outlaws, he set out to prove the earth was round. There were others as well, and all of them were riding under the same banner-"Greed". She recaptured Spain, but went broke. He lived in times when probably any man would do the same. Those enslaved died in his gold mines. From the beginning the purpose of his expedition were land, gold and spices. Hernando Cortes caused the civil war in Aztecs nation and when he won and destroyed Tenochtitlan, he enslaved those allied with him. And those who tried to flee burned in the fires for their disobedience. It can be said that we should accept it as a necessary price for the progress. But I can't understand how can people celebrate the Columbus Day? We should mourn for innocent nation instead.
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