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....
आदिवासी... नंगे और निहत्थे हैं, इसलिए उन्हें आदेश देकर उनसे काम करवाया जा सकता है । ”