Columbus's behavior, while violent, was similar to what other explorers and colonizers of the time were expected to commit.

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Con: Columbus was removed from his post by the Crown in Spain due to accusations of tyranny and unjustified cruelty, implying his behavior was worse than what Europeans had come to expect.

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Pro: Many Portuguese settlers enslaved the Indians in Brazil and forced them to convert to Christianity.

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Pro: Portugal, by that point, had colonized parts of Africa and began transporting slaves back to Europe.

Was Columbus a hero?

Columbus's behavior, while violent, was similar to what other explorers and colonizers of the time were expected to commit.

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Many Portuguese settlers enslaved the Indians in Brazil and forced them to convert to Christianity.

Portugal, by that point, had colonized parts of Africa and began transporting slaves back to Europe.

Columbus was removed from his post by the Crown in Spain due to accusations of tyranny and unjustified cruelty, implying his behavior was worse than what Europeans had come to expect.

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Columbus's behavior, while violent, was similar to what other explorers and colonizers of the time were expected to commit.

Pro claim 1

Many Portuguese settlers enslaved the Indians in Brazil and forced them to convert to Christianity.

Pro claim 2, children below

Portugal, by that point, had colonized parts of Africa and began transporting slaves back to Europe.

Con claim 1

Columbus was removed from his post by the Crown in Spain due to accusations of tyranny and unjustified cruelty, implying his behavior was worse than what Europeans had come to expect.