> All explorers & conquistadors were, for the most part, pretty brutal bounty hunters. It seems like you’re continually answering your own question about why w

> All explorers & conquistadors were, for the most part, pretty brutal bounty hunters. It seems like you’re continually answering your own question about why we should no longer hold these people up on pedestals. And revisiting horrible actions of historical figures that has taken the shine off them is hardly confined to Columbus, or even focused on him. I’d say the increased visibility of owning, raping, and murdering slaves by the American founding fathers has been more prominent.