Christopher Columbus, Hero or Villain? History Movie Review

Christopher Columbus, Hero or Villain?
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Christopher Columbus set sail to discover a new sea route to Asia which he believed based on inaccurate mathematics that was shorter than going around Africa. The fall of Constantinople in 1453 compelled the Europeans to start exploring starting the new age of exploration as they sought to find a new route to Asia. Constantinople was an important piece to the Europe-Asia trade along the silk road and when it fell in the hands of the ottoman empire, the Europeans sought to find a new route to Asia to sustain the lucrative trade of spices, gold and slaves. He pitched his expedition to Portuguese officials who just like him wanted to profiteer from the new route. Columbus was an experienced sailor as he had spent a long time in the sea before setting out on his first voyage with three ships. However, he came across the Bahamian though he believed he had reached East Asia. According to the author, Columbus’ first impressions of the new land and its people was that they were of inferior race and considered civilizing them by introducing them to Christianity and as slaves. The contractual terms of explorers were to get a percentage of the profits from the new lands and become the governors in the lands they discovered. However, Columbus may have been a relatively a good sailor since he stumbled upon the new world which marked the age of European economic exploitation of America. However, his leadership skills were subpar and his legacy has not aged well as many people consider him tyrannical despite his achievements.
The narrator in one of his journals authored between Thursday Oct 11th and Sunday Nov 4th, he is portrayed as a hero and a villain. His heroic acts were to discover the new lands a...