![]() It wasn’t until the 1800s that authors and historians started romanticizing Columbus and it played into the U.S.’ western expansion at the time, which harmed many indigenous tribes. Soon, Columbus was arrested on mismanagement and brutality charges and passed away a defeated man. As indigenous groups revolted against terrible treatment from the Spanish, Columbus ordered a ruthless crackdown that involved having dismembered bodies paraded in public. Many people credit his trip as igniting the trans-Atlantic slave trade and he was also criticized for his brutal treatment of indigenous people.Īccording to the Associated Press, Columbus wrote that the indigenous people he encountered were childlike and could be easily turned into slaves. ![]() He is credited as “discovering” America even though indigenous people had been here for years. The demands arrive as monuments of the Spanish explorer and colonizer started tumbling across the country.Īccording to CBS Boston, in Boston’s North end, a Christopher Columbus statue was beheaded, leading to the statue’s removal on Wednesday and a statement from Mayor Marty Walsh, saying there will be conversation surrounding the “historical meaning” of the incident and whether it will ever go back up.Ĭolumbus was one of the first Europeans to explore the Americas at the end of the 15th century. ![]() On social media, “Columbus Day” started to trend amid calls to have the holiday canceled. ![]() Folks are already looking ahead to October hoping there will be a shift in the holidays we celebrate. ![]()
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