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I've read that Columbus instituted a tribute system on Tainos and cut off hands as punishment. I couldn'rlt find a source for this- is it true? Has the narrative swung to be overly critical of him? Is Bartolome de las Casas an unbiased source?

by /u/IAMAHIPO_ocolor in /r/AskHistorians

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