Although believed by many to be a hero and the greatest explorer of all time, in my opinion, Christopher Columbus is a villian. While believing he had landed in India, Columbus landed in the Caribbean Islands near what is now the Bahamas. There he treated the islands inhabitants with little to no respect, by enslaving and even killing some of them. Columbus was greedy with his findings and lied about how much he had actually found. His exploration was nothing but one of greed and selfishness in that he wanted nothing but glory for himself. There is a large misconception today that he discovered the world was round, and that he discovered America. Neither of those of course are true. Aside from finding treasure on an already inhabited island, and opening a few doors for explorers after him, in my opinion Christopher Columbus was a selfish, greedy man and deserves the title of villain.
