The easy conquest of a large group of people, endless gold and pearls, and spices that would sell to the highest bidder; Columbus knew that enslaving and conquering these indigenous people would be invaluable and that this would not be his last trip to the island. .
Bartolome de Las Casas, a true man of the Catholic faith came many years after Columbus' relentless slaughter of many of the Indians. In his book, he details Columbus' in a different limelight; outlining the cruelties committed by the Spaniards during their time on the different islands. His stance on the fact that these Indians were the same as the Spaniards was unimaginable by some; saying that the Indians had a soul just like their own was sacrilege. The Indians he believed were innocent and since they were an extremely primitive society, many inclined to believe him. De Las Casas' reinforcement of the fact that these Indians were innocent and were good to the Christians was vital to his book. Saying the Indians never did anything wrong to the Christians; they actually revered them and looked at them as heavenly figure, many began to see a different side to the story. He detailed the methods that the Spaniards would kill these people. Neither women nor the children of women were spared; the Spaniards fulfilled their blood lust killing everything in their path. Burning men alive in a form of human sacrifice towards the Catholic faith, which is ironic since Catholicism never practiced human sacrifice, was just a small portion of the atrocities that happened on the island. .
These two men however different they were shared only one main idea and that was to convert the Indians to the Catholic faith. But, the methods in which Columbus went to convert the Indians separated the men. Columbus' approached with an ulterior motive; conquering and acquiring gold to impress the Royal Crown regardless of who stood in his way and if he had time maybe a conversion of faith.
