was the real christopher columbus a hero or villian?why? what do u think?

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wwechampant — 16 years ago(February 07, 2010 10:40 AM)

i have the same report due this tuesday, 2-3 pages
Hollywood remakes = same title of a old movie but turned into pg or pg 13 and made for tweens

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Chainring — 15 years ago(June 15, 2010 05:36 AM)

Christopher Columbus was a brutal mass murderer. Villain.

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sliverfreak9 — 15 years ago(June 24, 2010 10:53 PM)

Yeah. Same here. This question was for my History class in 8th grade, and I said he was a villain
My name is Jonas

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Chainring — 15 years ago(October 11, 2010 01:06 PM)

bump for October 11th. Columbus still stands as a brutal murderer.
Read A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Chapter 1: Columbus, The Indians, and Human Progress
http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/zinncol1.html

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estradajake — 15 years ago(February 24, 2011 04:43 PM)

He murdered the Tianos, took their gold, killed their children, so yes he is a monster.
Colon will go down in history as a bastard.

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death_jamm_productions — 14 years ago(February 20, 2012 01:57 PM)

evil freak, and the delivery of some of his lines celebrating his plundering in the film without the slightest sense of irony hint at that
http://www.mickey-rourke.com/

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linop90 — 13 years ago(February 03, 2013 04:22 AM)

Hero. He was Italian. so bite your tongues.
Found the new world.
America and England always say they are the good guys and look at all the bad stuff they have done. and are still doing.
Eat the Neocons.

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cherox — 11 years ago(April 21, 2014 08:15 AM)

Even if America and England has done bad things, it doesn't mean that other people's actions are less bad. Columbus was a cruel man, but there were a lot of cruel men back then.

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LesterFester — 11 years ago(December 18, 2014 12:47 PM)

Never form an opinion based on a poll This book is a quick yet informative read.
THE ENEMIES OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
by Thomas a Bowden
http://www.amazon.com/Enemies-Christopher-Columbus-Thomas-Bowden/dp/18 89439363

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Pictureshow1990 — 9 years ago(August 31, 2016 02:25 AM)

He was both