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Churchill, Ward. “History Not Taught is History Forgot: Columbus’ Legacy of Genocide.” Indians are us. Common Courage Press, 1994. Web. 6 March 2017. http://web.mit.edu/thistle/www/v9/9.11/1columbus.html.
Summary and Excerpts: “He went, as his own diaries, reports, and letters make clear, fully expecting to encounter wealth belonging to others. It was his stated purpose to seize this wealth, by whatever means necessary and available, in order to enrich both his sponsors and himself. Plainly, he pre-figured, both in design and by intent, what came next. To this extent, he not only symbolizes the process of conquest and genocide which eventually consumed the indigenous peoples of America, but bears the personal responsibility of having participated in it.” It was inevitable that Columbus was not a good man. He was greedy and did not care about the people that encountered the land. He wanted to be rich and have power.
Abstract: This passage talks about Christopher Columbus and how he started the genocide of the indigenous people of America. Columbus wanted power and wealth over the land. More than “one hundred million” natives of the Caribbean were killed and used for slavery. That’s more than the holocaust.
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Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1474-1566. A short account of the destruction of the Indies. London: Penguin, 1992. Columbia University Libraries Virtual Reading Room, 2002. Based on edition of 1552. http://www.columbia.edu/~daviss/work/files/presentations/casshort/.
Summary and Excerpts: “Las Casas’s understanding of the historical and eschatological significance of the discovery and conquest of America contrasted an early vision of peaceful settlement with the rapacious horrors of the conquests which followed. Columbus, whose diary he preserved and edited, had, in Las Casas’s view, been chosen by God for his learning and virtue to bring the Gospel to the New World.” Las Casas was a from Spain and left for the new world. He witnessed the conquest of Cuba and the massacre of an Indian community.
Abstract: This online book shows Bartolome De Las Casas’ view on Christopher Columbus. Las Casas knew what was happening with Columbus’ power was wrong and villainous. Las Casas tried to create peaceful settlements in the new world.