Christopher Columbus has been praised as a great man and a hero in some sorts to us all, while in reality; he is quite a controversial figure. What he accomplished is definitely significant and he should be praised for it but there are those who feel that he should be looked down upon for some of the things that he did while he discovered America. My personal opinion is that while I may not agree …showed first 75 words of 466 total…

…showed last 75 words of 466 total…up new land to be colonized so many countries benefited from this new route. Whether Columbus should be highly regarded or deplored is a controversy that will most likely never die. The progress he made was indescribably important to the course of human history but it does not excuse the mass genocide he committed. Columbus should be looked down upon for his bad deeds, but respected for what he did for civilization as a whole.