USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Because the natives were not able to bring in gold, Columbus decided to make use of them in a different way. He divided up the island among his men. Any Indians who were living on a settler’s land belonged to him and could be used – or misused – any way he wished. Such uses included forced labor and forced sex.

Detailed explanation-2: -Columbus was arrested, returned to Spain and stripped of his titles. He did make one last voyage to the Americas, however, this time to Panama – just miles from the Pacific Ocean.

Detailed explanation-3: -Columbus established La Isabela on his second expedition, which Deagan says was a quest for precious metals. Mining and metallurgy were central elements to the settlement of about 1, 500 people-almost all men. “Columbus really expected and needed to find gold, ” she said.