And according to Spanish history, Columbus wasn’t the one that did the enslaving. After settling and making a small base he returned with news and then the conquerors went for war, the most notorious figure being Hernan Cortez.
It’s crazy the amount of Columbus hate I read on american websites and no mention of Cortez, who was way way worse.
Not by conquistador standards, conquistadors weren’t a thing when he died. He was the Caribbean governor and conquistadors conquered the rest of americas some years after he died.
1: Would you agree that the Spanish systemically conquered the Caribbean islands to establish the base of operations they needed to expand on the mainland?
2: What does conquistador directly translate as?
3: Was Columbus specifically removed because he was bad even by the other conquered islands’ standards?
And according to Spanish history, Columbus wasn’t the one that did the enslaving. After settling and making a small base he returned with news and then the conquerors went for war, the most notorious figure being Hernan Cortez.
It’s crazy the amount of Columbus hate I read on american websites and no mention of Cortez, who was way way worse.
Iirc Columbus did go back and do his share of abusing too though.
And was removed from his governorship because he was an evil motherfucker even by conquistador standards.
Not by conquistador standards, conquistadors weren’t a thing when he died. He was the Caribbean governor and conquistadors conquered the rest of americas some years after he died.
1: Would you agree that the Spanish systemically conquered the Caribbean islands to establish the base of operations they needed to expand on the mainland?
2: What does conquistador directly translate as?
3: Was Columbus specifically removed because he was bad even by the other conquered islands’ standards?