Christopher Columbus Villian or Hero?

Christopher Columbus: Villain
On the second Monday in October the people of the United States of America celebrate Columbus Day. Christopher Columbus is taught to be a hero in America but was he really? Or was he a ruthless murderer who wiped out an entire nation.
Christopher Columbus found a land that was not known to the "civilized" world yet. He completely wiped off of the land the natives who had previously inhabited it. His main trade was exporting Natives to Spain; only one third of the Natives who were exported to Spain survived the boat ride. Enslaving and exporting the Natives…