- he forcibly enslaved the native Americans who originally resided here
- raped native American women, and then enslaved the children who resulted from those unions
- upon immediate arrival into what he thought was 'India', he immediately began the search for gold and spices . . . he was super greedy and just wanted to earn money to be spent back in Spain (his home country)
- he claimed to be the 'discoverer' of the new world, but Historical evidence shows that the Inuits, Vikings / Nordics, as well as the native americans had discovered North America centuries prior to when Columbus even set foot on the East coast
