Columbus as a Villan

  • Churchill, Ward. “Columbus and the Beginning of Genocide in the “New World”” Indians Are Us. N.p.: Common Courage, 1994. N. pag. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Web. 30 Sept. 2017. http://www.mit.edu/~thistle/v9/9.11/1columbus.html.
    • Abstract: This excerpt from the book Indians are Us by Churchill compares Columbus’s actions to those of a genocide. Therefore, there is an argument that Columbus Day should not be celebrated because it commemorates the honor of a man who killed millions of people.
  • Stannard, David E. The American Holocaust: Columbus and the Conquest of the New World. Oxford University Press, 1-16. Barrington220.com. Web. 28 Sept. 2017. http://www.barrington220.org/cms/lib2/IL01001296/Centricity/ModuleInstance/10133/American%20Holocaust%20-%20Columbus.PDF
    • Abstract: This release describes the connection between Columbus’s actions and his European background. Columbus originated from a land of violence and chaos.
  • Killing Columbus: Seeking the “Undiscovery” of America. John Birch Society, web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=5&sid=7fa6a4fc-2b76-49cb-a565-a8a770db00c8%40sessionmgr102.
    • Abstract: This article touches on Christopher Columbus’ journey. The author focuses on most of the downfalls that came from his voyage, such as the spread of smallpox and the slavery of the Indians.
  • Howarth, William. “Putting Columbus In His Place.” Southwest Review 77.2/3 (1992): 153. Literary Reference Center.
    • Abstract: This article discusses the major language barrier between the Europeans and the Indians. It explains the problems that arose from the inability to communicate with one another.
  • Gelman, David. “Columbus and His Four Fateful Voyages.” Newsweek 118.10 (1991). Literary Reference Center.
    • Abstract: This article demonstrates the hardships Columbus forced upon the Indians. He made them desert everything about their culture. He took their gold, metal, land, health, religion, and freedom.
  •  “Columbus Reports on His First Voyage, 1493.” The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, 21 Feb. 2012
    • Abstract: This site provides a letter written by Christopher Columbus to the King and Queen of Spain. Columbus describes everything about his voyage including the people, land, resources that he had discovered. Columbus reveals his thoughts and feelings about the things that he discovered
  • Archive, Franciscan. “Excerpts from Christopher Columbus’s Log 1492 A.D.” Christopher Columbus: Log Excerpts
    • Abstract: This is a day to day log that Christopher Columbus wrote himself. This log is written through eyes of Columbus, and reveals his true thoughts and intentions. He writes nearly every day about the things that happened.