That is a very US-ian perspective. AFAIK he is still lionized in Latin America, and likely will continue to be, as he is a sorta-kinda the ur-founder of all those nations.
Also, I'm not letting Columbus off the hook but he was on one island for like 3 years and he didn't even kill everyone.
The US and Canada genocided most of a continent over 2-300. We were killing buffalo herds and not even harvesting the meat just to deny them food.
Also, I'm not letting Columbus off the hook but he was on one island for like 3 years and he didn't even kill everyone.
The US and Canada genocided most of a continent over 2-300. We were killing buffalo herds and not even harvesting the meat just to deny them food.