Personally I would have to say that Columbus was more of a villian than a hero. Though he did find the some of the Middle Americas, the West Indies, which was an incredible discovery, but he did too many monstrous things to be qualified as a hero. First of all, he did not find North America, just the West Indies. When he landed and met the natives he originally said they would work together and help each other. When he left the first time the natives felt as though they had just met a god and that they would finally have a positive relationship. But when Columbus returned he slaughtered the natives. For that reason I just cannot say that Columbus was a hero. He was too heartess and slaughtered too many people that he is easily considered a villian and not a hero.
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