"Arawak men and women, naked, tawny, and full of wonder, emerged from their villages onto the island’s beaches and swam out to get a closer look at the strange big beat…the Arawaks ran to greet them, brought them food, water, gifts."
"With fifty men we could subjugate them all"
- Christopher Columbus
"When you ask for something they have, they never say no. To the contrary, they offer to share with anyone..."
- Christopher Columbus
"Let us in the name of the Holy Trinity go on sending all the slaves that can be sold."
- Christopher Columbus
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