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title: "Was Columbus' treatment of the people of Santo Domingo (native and Spanish) horrible or necessary?"  
description: "Was Columbus' treatment of the people of Santo Domingo (native and Spanish) horrible or necessary?"  
author: "Gray  park"  
published: 2018-05-22  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42860/was-columbus-treatment-of-the-people-of-santo-domingo-native-and-spanish-horrible-or-necessary  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
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# Was Columbus' treatment of the people of Santo Domingo (native and Spanish) horrible or necessary?

Was Columbus' [treatment](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300815/treatment-for-jaundice) of the [people](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2295/more-people-need-to-monitor-this-crucial-metric-for-heart-health) of Santo Domingo ([native](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42781/how-did-european-attempts-to-dominate-the-americas-shape-relations-between-native-americans-europeans) and [Spanish](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41826/what-was-cuba-s-status-after-the-spanish-american-war)) horrible or necessary?\
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