Spot on.
So says Vox in its article 9 reasons Christopher Columbus was a murderer, tyrant, and scoundrel. A few episodes to demonstrate this contention are listed below:
1) Columbus kidnapped a Carib woman and gave her to a crew member to rape
3) Columbus kidnapped and enslaved more than a thousand people on Hispaniola
5) About 50,000 Indians committed mass suicide rather than comply with the Spanish
8) Settlers under Columbus sold 9- and 10-year-old girls into sexual slavery
Of course there's lots more but to get a full account, click here:
http://www.vox.com/2014/10/13/6957875/christopher-columbus-murderer-tyrant-scoundrel