Christopher Columbus

The image of Christopher Columbus in my head was that he was a terrible person who came and took the land from the Native American people. Not only did he take the land from the Native American people, he allowed his soldiers to steal from the Native people, rape their women, imprison their children and they killed off the head leaders of the tribes ( they imprisoned the men so that they could not put up a fight). I was taught in elementary school as well that Columbus had the Native American people homes burned to the ground with their belongings that the soldiers did not take. My image of Christopher Columbus was very messed up and I truly believed it because this is what was taught to me in elementary school. School I will say shaped my attitude toward Columbus. Now that I know that Columbus did not do all those things I see him in a different way.