In Defense of Columbus: An Exaggerated Evil

Acknowledging the Past | Columbus in Context - https://youtu.be/bEHMzhtwgMI
Columbus is a controversial historical figure who is widely viewed as terrible. Every year we question whether we should continue to have a day to celebrate his discovery. But as with most stories, his bad deeds have been exaggerated to make him fit the role of a villain.

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Original Manuscripts and Transcripts of Columbus's Journals in Spanish, from Bartolome de las Casas:
https://books.google.com/books?id=nS6kRnXJgCEC
A note on putting this into Google Translate: Since this is 500 year old Spanish, they use spellings that have changed over time.

English Translations of Columbus' Journals:
http://www.historyguide.org/earlymod/columbus.html
http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/diarioofchristophercolombus.html
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=3892
http://www.americanjourneys.org/pdf/AJ-062.pdf

Italian Translation of Columbus' Journals:
http://docenti.lett.unisi.it/ftp_blog/greppi_claudio/Modulo%20A%202007-08/testi/COLOMBO.pdf

A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies:
http://www.columbia.edu/~daviss/work/files/presentations/casshort/

Delaney, C. L. (2013). Columbus and the Quest for Jerusalem. London: Duckworth.
https://books.google.com/books?id=3pkbGQs2vnoC
[Columbus Letter describing Terrestrial Paradise]

Holmstrom, D. (1992, October 9). Discovering Columbus After 500 Years. Christian Science Monitor.
[ARE Source: 1542 Taino Population]

Kolbert, E. (2002, October 14). The Lost Mariner. Retrieved December 01, 2017, from https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/10/14/the-lost-mariner
[ARE Source: Pear-shaped/Breastlike Protuberance]

Leardo, G. (1453). #242 The Leardo World Maps . Retrieved December 01, 2017, from http://cartographic-images.net/Cartographic_Images/242_Leardo_World_Maps.html
[World Maps Oriented with East/Paradise on Top]

Markham, C. R. (1893). The Journal of Christopher Columbus (during his first voyage 1492-93): and documents relating the voyages of John Cabot and Caspar Corte Real.
https://books.google.com/books?id=MggkDwAAQBAJ
[Toscanelli Letters to Columbus]

Schilling, V. (2017, October 09). 8 Myths and Atrocities About Christopher Columbus and Columbus Day. Retrieved December 1, 2017, from https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/history/events/8-myths-and-atrocities-about-christopher-columbus-and-columbus-day/
[ARE Source: 1492 Taino Population]

Thacher, J. B. (1903). Christopher Columbus: His life, His works, His remains. New York: G.P. Putnams Sons.
https://books.google.com/books?id=7yUSAAAAYAAJ
[Bartolome de las Casas did not travel with Columbus]

Zerubavel, E. (2005). Terra Cognita: The Mental Discovery of America. New Brunswick, N.J: Transaction.
https://books.google.com/books?id=YkLCiKN0x4UC
["Hitherto Unknown" Continent/Cuba SE of Asia]

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