Columbus is identified as the main character in this chapter because his activities contributed to starting colonization in the region that was supported by violence against the natives. Thus, in the first chapter, the aspects of the early colonization and the rush for gold and silver in this region are described with a focus on the role of Christopher Columbus in these events. The problem is that, for many centuries, invaders exploited the Latin American resources and brought them to the centers of power in the world: Europe and the United States. According to Galeano (1997), for the other world, “America is just the United States the region we inhabit is a sub-America, a second-class America of nebulous identity” (p. In the introduction to the book, the author explains his main idea and vision regarding the history of Latin American countries.
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