Question

in the last two paragraphs, columbus writes about the native people he encounters. what is columbus most concerned with at this point in the voyage? a gathering a collection of wildlife b teaching the native people spanish c setting up a colony on the island d converting the native people to christianity the passage below is an excerpt from christopher columbus journal of his first voyage to the americas in 1492. columbus refers to himself as \the admiral\ and refers to the crew as \they\. thursday, 20 september. steered west by north... two pelicans came on board, and afterwards another - a sign of the neighborhood of land. saw large quantities of weeds today, though none was observed yesterday... saw a pelican coming from west - northwest and flying to the southwest an evidence of land to the westward as these birds sleep on shore and go to sea in the morning in search of food, never proceeding twenty leagues from the land. a league is about three miles. tuesday 25 september... at sunset martin alonso captain of the pinta called out with great joy from his vessel that he saw land... the admiral also thought it was land and about twenty - five leagues distant... wednesday 26 september. continued their course west...

Explanation:

Columbus, a devout Christian, often saw his voyages as a means to spread Christianity. In his writings about native - people, conversion was a significant concern. There is no strong evidence in his typical writings for the other options like gathering wildlife, teaching Spanish, or setting up a colony being his main concern at this point.

Answer:

D. converting the native people to Christianity