Recounting his experiences on one island to the king and queen of Spain, who had financed his expeditions, Columbus wrote in his log: “To rule here, one need only get settled and assert authority over the natives, who will carry out whatever they are ordered to do....
კოლუმბისთვის ადგილობრივი ხალხის ცხოვრება ცოტას ნიშნავდა, როდესაც ოქროს ძიებაში იყო.