Debate over Columbus

The Debate over Christopher Columbus Even after an approximate four hundred and ninty four years after the explorer’s, Christopher Columbus ,death, his voyage to the Americas remains a controversy. Columbus is viewed as audacious adventurer that opened up the worlds eyes to the Americas;on contrary, he is also preceived as a symbol of genocide and slavery .Furthermore,both sides of this disputation have persuasive arguments that justify their opinions about Christopher Columbus, as …showed first 75 words of 449 total…

…showed last 75 words of 449 total…civilazation that were probably more advanced in thinking than any European during the 1400s. These Native Americans has a centralized government, an equalitarian society and even developed an accurate calendar without a telescope. Considering how advanced and intricate the civilizations of the Native Americans are, it is mind-boggling to realize that Columbus wipped out more than half of the Native American population within two years of his arrival, through mass genocides and harsh living conditions.