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Columbus, Slavery, and the Destruction of the Taino People in the Bahaman Islands
1:19:12 - 1:27:18 (08:05)
Historians point out that Columbus started wars to justify enslaving people and refused to allow friars to baptize people who want to be Christians because he wanted to enslave them. In 1548, only 500 of the Taino people survived in the Bahaman Islands after their population became almost extinct.
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Columbus is criticized by contemporary historians for starting wars to enslave people and refusing to baptize people who want to be Christians because he preferred to enslave them instead.
1:19:12 - 1:21:50 (02:38)
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Columbus is criticized by contemporary historians for starting wars to enslave people and refusing to baptize people who want to be Christians because he preferred to enslave them instead. Some of the charges brought against Columbus were that he made war against the Indians unjustly and made slaves to be sent to Castile.
ChapterColumbus, Slavery, and the Destruction of the Taino People in the Bahaman Islands
EpisodePart Three: Christopher Columbus: Bringer of the Apocalypse
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The devastating impact of colonialism on indigenous peoples includes the wiping out of many of their populations within 20 years of first contact due to disease, violence, and a form of race suicide, in addition to the oppression they faced from their colonizers.
1:21:50 - 1:23:52 (02:01)
Summary
The devastating impact of colonialism on indigenous peoples includes the wiping out of many of their populations within 20 years of first contact due to disease, violence, and a form of race suicide, in addition to the oppression they faced from their colonizers.
ChapterColumbus, Slavery, and the Destruction of the Taino People in the Bahaman Islands
EpisodePart Three: Christopher Columbus: Bringer of the Apocalypse
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The native population of Hispaniola decreased from 300,000 to 60,000 in just 12 years due to the brutal treatment by Columbus and his men, leading to mass suicide among the survivors.
1:23:52 - 1:27:18 (03:25)
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The native population of Hispaniola decreased from 300,000 to 60,000 in just 12 years due to the brutal treatment by Columbus and his men, leading to mass suicide among the survivors.