Read the section in your textbook ""Sources from the Past"" on First Impressions of Spanish Forces. Answer the question at the end of the section.

The question is related to Colombus' impressions about the discovered territory.

Colombus believed that the territory had great economic potential and that the land could be explored. He also said that exploration would be cheap, since it was possible to dominate the natives and force them to work in favor of the Spanish crown. Furthermore, he believed that it was necessary to convert the natives to Christianity.

Explanation:

When Colombus and his crew found the American continent, they were amazed by the extension of the territory, in addition to making sure that they found a land full of positive possibilities.

Colombus soon made sure to announce his discoveries and claimed to have found an extensive territory, with many trees, fruits, animals and several resources that would be very valuable to the crown. He stated that the land could be explored and that it had great potential. moreover, he stated that he met several natives, decivilized beings and with little intellectual capacity, but that could be catheterized, dominated and forced to serve the crown.

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