Christopher Columbus's letter to Luis de Santangel, the financier of his expedition, and the royalty of Spain would prove to be useful to Howard Zinn as it supports his argument of how wealth obsessed Spain was while furthering Foner’s idea that there can be more than one correct interpretation of history. In his letter home, Columbus promises Europe a multitude of things such as spices, cotton, slaves, and of course gold. All of these products are forms of currency. All Spain cared about was becoming wealthier; they gave no care towards the culture of the Natives. Never once did Columbus mention what the “Indians” were like, how they acted, or anything about them other than the fact that they came from Espanola. Spain had no interest in adopting
