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    Class Set: Native American Representatives

    Like many European explorers, Christopher Columbus encountered indigenous people throughout his
    voyages. There are three main charges against Columbus by the Native Americans: the use of violence
    and slavery, the forced conversion of native peoples to Christianity and the introduction of a host of
    new diseases that would have dramatic long-term effects on native people in the Americas.

    Columbus and his men enslaved many native inhabitants of the West Indies and subjected them to
    extreme violence and brutality. On his first day in the New World, he ordered six of the natives to be
    seized, writing in his journal that he believed they would be good servants. Throughout his years in
    the New World, Columbus enacted policies of forced labor in which natives were put to work for the
    sake of profits. Later, Columbus sent thousands of peaceful Taino “Indians” from the island of
    Hispaniola to Spain to be sold. Many died en route. Those left behind were forced to search for gold in
    mines and work on plantations. Within 60 years after Columbus landed, only a few hundred of what
    may have been 250,000 Taino were left on their island.

    As governor and viceroy of the Indies, Columbus imposed iron discipline on what is now the Caribbean
    country of Dominican Republic, according to documents discovered by Spanish historians in 2005. In
    response to native unrest and revolt, Columbus ordered a brutal crackdown in which many natives
    were killed; in an attempt to deter further rebellion, Columbus ordered their dismembered bodies to
    be paraded through the streets.

    In addition to the controversy over enslavement and violent rule, the “Age of Exploration” that
    Columbus helped lead had the additional consequence of bringing new diseases to the New World
    which would, over time, devastate the native populations of many New World islands and
    communities. In the broader sense, historians have used the phrase “Columbian exchange” to
    describe the exchange of plants, animals and goods between the East and West that his voyages
    sparked.

    Though the effects were widespread and cannot all be dismissed as negative, critics of Columbus have
    asserted that the worst aspects of this exchange added up to biological warfare.
    Eventually, his methods and actions caught up with Columbus. A number of settlers lobbied against
    him at the Spanish court, accusing Columbus of mismanagement. In 1500, the king and queen sent in a
    royal administrator, who detained Columbus and his brothers and had them shipped home. Although
    Columbus regained his freedom and made a fourth and final voyage to the New World, he had lost his
    governorship and much of his prestige.

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