Annotated Bibliography: Columbus' Diary

In his journal entry, Columbus writes about how his crew were getting restless on the ships but quickly brightened up at the signs of land. He also notes his first encounter with the Natives, who were clever and would make good servants. The entry is written in his perspective, he only notes his ideas and impressions on the Natives. There is not much information we can gain on the Natives besides his own opinions about these peoples. His entry can help us learn more about what his first impression on the Natives, and how it effected the way he treated them later on but with this entry, we can only learn from his opinion which limits our knowledge on the whole encounter.