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Was Columbus a hero?
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Even though Columbus started a history of colonization, cruelty was already prominent in the Americas before his arrival.
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Pro claim 1
The
Carib
(the main American Indian tribe in the Antilles) were known to raid nearby tribes, killing the men and taking the women captive as slave-wives.
Pro claim 2, children below
There were indigenous civilizations and tribes in Mesoamerica, such as the Aztecs, that practiced cannibalism and human sacrifices.
Con claim 1
The behaviour of the native tribes in the Americas prior to his arrival does not make Columbus's actions any less cruel.
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