Columbus' Misleading Legacy

Columbus' legacy is misleading and downright disturbing, but very few know the truth.  For years, the United States has celebrated Columbus Day in honor of him discovering America in 1492, but history has taught us that he never reached it. Every Columbus Day, stores hold big sales, theres parades, and some schools and business' even have the day off. But why is it that no one questions why we celebrate this day? By honoring this Columbus Day, we are celebrating a mass rapist and a slave owner.

Once Columbus returned home after this "finding of the New World," stories of his successful conquests spread throughout Europe, even reaching the Spanish Crown. Columbus was then given money by the Crown to fund his new expedition to search for more gold and other riches in the further travels in the New World.  He was provided with many ships and soldiers to aid his travels. He searched island by island, collecting Native women, quickly becoming known as a mass rapist. No compassionate person should ever celebrate the disgrace of a man that he is.

He continuously throughout his many journeys, mistreated and victimized women. In essence, Christopher Columbus became the first slave master of the New World. He made Native children into slaves and a target for him. They were forced to gather gold for Columbus and his soldiers. They were fed very little and treated very poorly. If they did not adhere to his wishes they were tortured and often killed in cold blood. They worked their slaves till their death. Unfortunately, these facts are too little known. He has been celebrated of someone who was worthy of recognition when he truly was not and should have been scorned.  Now do you understand the importance of this misleading holiday?

Sources

National Geographic Staff, "Christopher Columbus," National Geographic, accessed on April 04, 2019. 
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/historical-figures/christopher-columbus/

History.com Editors, "Christopher Columbus," History.com, accessed on April 04, 2019. 
https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/christopher-columbus

I am also crediting information on Columbus that the students and I were given in class from Mr. Hemler.