Friar Montesino

           

                                              Oscar Cervantes

                                                    11-13-10

                                                        P.3

Friar Montesino

                                    Sunday, 1511

Dear Journal,

                        “Why doesn’t Columbus and everyone else who was at church hearing me give the sermon believe me? Why don’t they understand that if they keep killing and torturing Indians that they will all go to hell! WHY! During the sermon, I asked, What right you have to kill the Indians, What have they done to you? After I asked that I could tell everyone including Columbus were very enraged with me because I am trying to help the Indians. After the sermon I heard them having a conversation that King Ferdinand is coming for me. What can I do to change their minds? I know that the Native Americans are all friendly and calm people just like us and deserve to have the same equal rights as everyone else. I want all the people who are treating them cruelly to stop! I have seen dogs eating Native Americans alive; Seen Europeans whip Natives till death with my own eyes! I know that the Europeans treat the Natives so poorly because they think the Natives have no rights to be here, but truly they have all the rights in the world to be here. The Europeans are all wrong! I don’t care what Columbus has to say of what I am doing. I know for sure that I am doing a good thing for the Natives and one day God will thank me. I want to help others!

                                                                                                                        Sincerely,

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