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Dehunization

It is true that Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas, but does he really deserve his own holiday? Other groups of people deserve credit for reaching North America. People arrived here from Asia over 29,000 years ago. Columbus also made many miscalculations during his journeys. Another major aspect of Columbus’ journeys was wiping out the Arawak Indian tribe. All of these points will be mentioned later.
Columbus reached the Caribbean on his voyage and found Indians. When he reached San Salvador, the Indians greeted him with spears, beads, food, and a golden mask. The Indians did anything Columbus asked and it was then that he decided that they would make great slaves. Columbus said, “ They would make fine servants.... With fifty men we could subjugate them and make them do whatever...

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