Often, in textbooks and other sources, Christopher Columbus is portrayed as a hero and a great explorer of North America. However, this is one of the great fallacies of history because he was not the first one to step foot in the Americas, and didn’t positively contribute to the advancement of the people in his era. His enslavement and torment of natives resulted in the decimation of many Indigenous people. Although, Christopher’s discovery of the New World opened up an age of exploration, Columbus Day should not be celebrated due to his several agonizing acts against Indigenous people.

Christopher was a ruthless and cruel gold digger who is responsible for destructions, such as, the enslavement and torturing of native people. While enslavement was not unusual at the time, his level of disregard for their welfare exceeded even the loose standards of the time. He worked people to death, gave horrific punishments for the least of crimes, and had dead natives butchered and sold as dog food. This definitely should not be celebrated upon as it is an insult to the Indigenous people in the Americas that suffered from his actions. To begin with, Columbus was harsh with his own crew who supported him, and to the native people of America. In the book, ‘Columbus: The Four Voyages,’ Laurence Bergreen points out that Columbus didn’t even treat his own …show more content…
To date, many Native Americans still live in poverty and the children struggle to acquire an education. Therefore, it is inconsiderate to think that Columbus Day should be celebrated as he was power greedy, genocidal, and aggressive. Considering all the negative impacts Columbus had on Indigenous people, Columbus Day clearly should not be distinguished, and it is time to change. By not celebrating Columbus Day, we can show respect for the Native Americans, whose land, identity, and culture, was victimized by ‘explorers’ such as Christopher