The Celebration of Christopher Columbus Columbus Day should not be a celebratory holiday. Columbus does show some excellent qualities, but his Christopher’s voyage is more for selfish reasons than the pursuit of expanding Spain’s territory. This holiday should not be celebrated because his whole journey is to have a respected title in Spain, he killed/enslaved Arawaks and his treatment towards the Arawaks. Americans blind by the untrue facts of Columbus does not make them see the qualities that he actually possesses and the real facts about his expedition and his purpose. Christopher Columbus only reason for the trip is to have a noble title and to be well known of his actions. Growing up as a wool merchant son and soon owning a merchant ship, Christopher soo studied…show more content… Knowing that the Arawaks bear no arms, Columbus still came and attack them. After everything that tribe did for him. When the Santa Maria became shipwrecked the Arawaks help save and treat the passengers with kindness hearts. A document states, “The Arawaks did not bear arms nor did they have prisons or prisoners… the Arawaks worked for hours to save the crew and cargo and that they were so honest that not one thing was missing”(Vaughn, Christopher Columbus & His Victims). With care, the Arawaks gave Columbus and his crew shelter to aid. As a thank you, Columbus comes in with a ship full of weapons and rampaging around the tribe killing/enslaving anybody that comes in their way. An article says “...that Columbus returned to America on his second voyage with seventeen ships and with more than 1,200 heavily armed men with horses and attack dogs”(Vaugh, Christopher Columbus & His Victims). Columbus just alluded the Arawaks into thinking that the Spaniards are just people sailing when they are actually wild beast with no respect and savage ways. Columbus betrays the trusts of millions of
