Ever since that year, he became an American hero, and would be taught in all textbooks and history classes. But this hero had many secrets that were omitted from history. First, he was not the only person to discover America, there were many explorers before him. Because of his status and connections, he was recorded before anyone else. Historians like to neglect this fact, because it shows that Columbus was not the first, so how can he be this American Hero? Another secret that was omitted was his purpose for traveling across the sea. He wasn’t just trying to explore, but rather conquer the unknown. He wasn’t as peaceful as the textbooks say, but rather used weapons and forms of slavery to take over the Indians and those in the new lands. These secrets, having been omitted, left Columbus in an amazing light. Without them, historians can create any type of version of him they want, and won’t have to worry about contradictions of the
Ever since that year, he became an American hero, and would be taught in all textbooks and history classes. But this hero had many secrets that were omitted from history. First, he was not the only person to discover America, there were many explorers before him. Because of his status and connections, he was recorded before anyone else. Historians like to neglect this fact, because it shows that Columbus was not the first, so how can he be this American Hero? Another secret that was omitted was his purpose for traveling across the sea. He wasn’t just trying to explore, but rather conquer the unknown. He wasn’t as peaceful as the textbooks say, but rather used weapons and forms of slavery to take over the Indians and those in the new lands. These secrets, having been omitted, left Columbus in an amazing light. Without them, historians can create any type of version of him they want, and won’t have to worry about contradictions of the