Christopher Columbus' enslavement and exploitation of the Caribbean's Amerindians. Also, his reasons for searching for new colonies.

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SECTION 1 : The Discovery of Hispaniola. Columbus made his voyages to the New World for many reasons. One of them is because he wanted to display his capabilities in being an experienced navigator and man of the sea. Before finally going to ask for the assistance of Spain, Christopher Columbus went to the Portuguese with his plan of getting to America via the route around Africa. Unfortunately, they refused because they already knew about the passage …

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…primitive. Queen Isabella had no choice but to show her dissatisfaction with Columbus' failure as a ruler and he was sent back to Spain a few times, in chains. As a profound Catholic, she did not want the Tainos to be mistreated. They were fellow humans Missionaries tried, peacefully, to show the Indians the joy of being Catholic. However, rather than face embarrassment, the Tainos mostly committed suicide or gave up completely on life itself.