The reason I am so disturbed by this line is the fact that Columbus said, "?I have already taken?," to me that was pretty barbaric. The way Columbus said those words so nonchalantly really gives me an idea of what kind of man Columbus really was and what kind of mission the Spaniards were really on. What does "I have already taken" mean? To me it means that Columbus now owns these "Indians" and their freedom was most likely taken by force...
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What does "I have already taken" mean? To me it means that Columbus now owns these "Indians" and their freedom was most likely taken by force. It means that he has already enslaved these people and they must have not put up much of a fight. He just kind of threw those four words into a sentence in the letter, did not mention how they have taken them or what happened, he just mentions that there are "Indians" and he is letting the monarchs back in Spain know that he has taken them...
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