Reading about the devastation of the Indies, it is evident that many prejudice disorders existed in those times of newly discovered and unexplored lands and territories for Europeans. Those of racism towards an unknown people, of the sense of paganism assumed by the Native American civilization and of the brutal ferocity demonstrated against the peaceful Native American Indians of this "new world". In the brief account of a sympathetic eyewitness, we see these horrible prejudices manifested through raids and massacres by a mad fleet of explorers that fate should have landed on an unfortunate tribe far from hatred and war. The role that racism plays in this historical The bill appears to be the foundation on which oppression was built. Racism can be defined as a group of people claiming that another is inferior based on the assumption that there is a connection between biology and culture, that the way one looks determines the way one behaves (Kennedy, lines 2- 4). Based on this definition it is evident that Europeans drew many racist conclusions from the immediate appearance of the indigenous people. The way the natives wore almost no clothing and seemed to be so in touch with nature ingrained thoughts of inferiority in the minds of Europeans. The prejudices applied by the explorers eventually led to the enslavement and beatings of the innocent Indians. Paganism also played a role in the unfortunate events following Columbus' discovery of the new world. Paganism is a term applied to a group of people who do not follow the god of Christianity, Islam, or Judaism. Native Americans had no prior knowledge of such religions. That is, they did not reject these teachings, they simply ignored the existence of such institutions. The Europeans, who held religion in the highest regard, took great offense to this different culture and, instead of spreading their gospel, condemned the natives to be godless pagans. As a result, they treated them as if they were not even human and had no pity people.