Why Is Christopher Columbus Wrong

In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas near America. When he arrived, he had been greeted by the natives, who welcomed him. Christopher did not respond nicely, and was acting very greedy to them. He then went on to looking for all of the natives riches that he can take for himself and his crew. This is just one example of how Christopher Columbus was a greedy and disrespectful man, and that Columbus Day shouldn’t be celebrated.

Over the years, opinions have circulated around the topic of Christopher Columbus not being the first one to discover america. Soon, that opinion became a fact, as there was evidence that proved that he wasn’t the first there. This evidence consists of artifacts owned by vikings, which proves that they have

found the land before Columbus, and that they beat him there by about 500 years due to how old the artifacts were. Although Christopher was the first one to report of new land to other countries, he was not the first to find the land which is why we shouldn’t state that he was the first to find america and celebrate his accomplishment of doing so.
When Columbus landed in america, he didn’t just rape the land. He mistreated the natives of the land. According to Bartolomeo De Las Casas’ journal, if the natives didn’t follow the strict rules of the Spanish, they would be mutilated and beaten. The Spanish did this to show that if someone doesn’t follow the rules, they will have to face their consequences. They also were forced to follow Christianity or they would be mutilated or killed. This shows how Columbus was a man who supported cruel punishments and that he should not be recognized as a hero, or even celebrate his accomplishments.
When Columbus had somewhat control over the indigenous peoples, he had used them as slaves for the Spaniards’ own uses. They would use them to find precious items and crops to bring back to them. According to the Cobblestone periodical, they would enslave and bring the natives onto boats and ship them back to Spain for their work as slaves to begin. This shows how Christopher Columbus’ horrid idea of bringing more slavery to Spain than there already was. And according to the Chicago Tribune, he had caused many deaths. These deaths have been caused by the hard labor and little food that the slaves were given. This also shows how Columbus shouldn’t be celebrated for causing the deaths of many innocent people. You may be wondering that Christopher Columbus wasn’t directly in charge of their deaths, but he was the one who brought the men that put the natives through such harm.
In conclusion, Columbus is celebrated all over America, but we need to understand what Columbus has done in his past, and what he has actually done. Yes, he may have spread the word about America, but he did not find it. This is why Columbus day should NOT be celebrated.