LAD#8

Christopher Columbus should be considered a villian. While Christopher Columbus is seen overwhelmingly as a hero in our society, if you take a closer look at the aftermath of his discoveries he can be considered quite the villian. Columbus began exploration for selfish reasons as most explorers did in that day, looking for more land. When Columbus stumbled upon the America's he set the precedent for having a poor relationship with Native Americans. Columbus could have been friendly with the Native Americans, instead he tricked them into thinking that he was a god and therefore beginning the process of ruining many of these Indian lives with complete disregard. While Columbus does deserve to be credited with his discovery, someone else could have made the same discovery and handled the situation with more humility as to regard the Indians as the first settlers of America.