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enslaved the native people he encountered in the Caribbean. Columbus and his men treated the indigenous people with extreme cruelty, forcing them into labor and subjecting them to violence and abuse.

When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Caribbean, he took control over the native people he met. Unfortunately, Columbus and his men treated these indigenous people very badly. They made them work hard and did horrible things to them, like hurting them and treating them badly.