Christopher Columbus' First and Fourth Voyage Letters Essay
Compare Columbus's two letters regarding his voyages.
After reading the First Letter to Luis de Santangel and the Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella regarding the fourth voyage, I have compared the two letters. They seem to be written by different people because of the change of environments. The First Letter to Luis de Santangel was written on February 17, 1493. Ten years later, July 7, 1503, the Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella was composed. Within this ten year gap, so much turmoil was caused by Christopher Columbus's discoveries. His curiosity led him to discover so much of what the world has to offer.
In his First Letter to Luis de Santangel, he seemed very joyous, energetic, and grateful for his ability to conquer and secure many small islands and their villagers, in Asia. He explains how he gave each island a new name such as, Isla de Santa Maria, Fernandina, and Isabella. After a while, he started to notice villages scatter when they saw his fleet. While exploring each new island, he welcomed learning about his new environments. Surprisingly, the villagers he captured were his teachers.
To me, he started to sound greedy when you could tell he grew bored of all his victories and small islands. He desired to find a bigger, more complex island when he states, “And from that point I sent two men inland to learn if there were a king or great cities. They traveled three days' journey and found an infinity of small hamlets and people without number, hut nothing of importance. For this reason they returned” (from First Letter to Luis de Santangel, pg.X,). Well, after traveling many “leagues”, he came upon “Espanola”. This island was colossal compared to the others. Lastly, he requests, from his hierarchy, to grant him another expedition to the Indies.
Even though they have a ten year gap, Christopher Columbus's tone has completely changed. He went from riches to rags. The beginning of the letter seems to make him feel guilty and pained. The economy of the
After reading the First Letter to Luis de Santangel and the Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella regarding the fourth voyage, I have compared the two letters. They seem to be written by different people because of the change of environments. The First Letter to Luis de Santangel was written on February 17, 1493. Ten years later, July 7, 1503, the Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella was composed. Within this ten year gap, so much turmoil was caused by Christopher Columbus's discoveries. His curiosity led him to discover so much of what the world has to offer.
In his First Letter to Luis de Santangel, he seemed very joyous, energetic, and grateful for his ability to conquer and secure many small islands and their villagers, in Asia. He explains how he gave each island a new name such as, Isla de Santa Maria, Fernandina, and Isabella. After a while, he started to notice villages scatter when they saw his fleet. While exploring each new island, he welcomed learning about his new environments. Surprisingly, the villagers he captured were his teachers.
To me, he started to sound greedy when you could tell he grew bored of all his victories and small islands. He desired to find a bigger, more complex island when he states, “And from that point I sent two men inland to learn if there were a king or great cities. They traveled three days' journey and found an infinity of small hamlets and people without number, hut nothing of importance. For this reason they returned” (from First Letter to Luis de Santangel, pg.X,). Well, after traveling many “leagues”, he came upon “Espanola”. This island was colossal compared to the others. Lastly, he requests, from his hierarchy, to grant him another expedition to the Indies.
Even though they have a ten year gap, Christopher Columbus's tone has completely changed. He went from riches to rags. The beginning of the letter seems to make him feel guilty and pained. The economy of the