The reference to testing the sharpness of blades comes from an account by Bartolomé de las Casas, a 16th-century Spanish historian who saw it in person. [1] Thi

The reference to testing the sharpness of blades comes from an account by Bartolomé de las Casas, a 16th-century Spanish historian who saw it in person. [1] This particular atrocity isn't ascribed to Columbus himself. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartolomé_de_las_Casas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartolomé_de_las_Casas