christopher columbus

Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 at Genoa. Genoa is a sea dock that was on the Ligurian sea. christopher columbus wasn’t his real name. His real name was Christoforo colombo. When he reached the Americas they have translated it to christopher columbus. Christopher columbus had two brothers that he was older than the both of them. Christopher columbus had only a little education that which had at his age at that time. Genoa was a busy sea dock and Christopher had learned a lot from the sailors which he hang out with. Christopher Columbus’s father was a poor weaver. Christopher Columbus worked with his father for a long time, but his heart was set on sailing. As soon as Christopher Columbus could he went to sea. Christopher Columbus started with short fishing trips and worked his way to longer trips with merchants that traded along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Christopher Columbus was interested by map making and geography, which he learned during trips. In Christopher Columbus’s twenties he made his first trip out of the Mediterranean Sea into the Atlantic Ocean. During that trip Christopher Columbus’s boat was attacked and was set on fire. The only way out was to swim; Christopher Columbus swam six miles back to shore with part of the wreckage. In 1476 Christopher Columbus move to Portugal. In Portugal he met Felipa Perestrello e Moniz. Felipa Perestrello e Moniz was the daughter of a respected, but relatively poor family. Shortly after they met they got married. In 1480 Felipa Perestrello e Moniz gave birth to Christopher’s first son who they named Diego. The only way to trade with the east during this time was by caravan. The caravans would transport goods to the east by traveling over mountains and through deserts. The trips were long and hard. Christopher Columbus was determined to change this by sailing west to get to the east. Christopher was not trying to prove that the earth was round, because that was already a known fact. Christopher Columbus also was not trying to discover a new world, he was simply trying to get to China, India, or Japan by sailing westward. Christopher Columbus had a hard time getting help because people were scared. Columbus tried for 10 years to get a European ruler to help his plan. Finally, in 1492 King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella supported his plan. “King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella promised to make him governor of any new lands and offered him ten percent of all the wealth he would bring to Spain. The king and queen prepared three ships the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria for Columbus. August 3rd, 1492 Christopher Columbus and his eighty-eight volunteers left the port of Palos looking for China, India, and Japan. The weeks went by slow and there was some unrest starting to grow among the crew. Christopher Columbus told the crew they traveled less miles than they actually did to prevent further chaos among the crew. The crew’s on all three ships started to beg to Christopher Columbus to get him to turn back. Then on October 12th, 1492 they found land. When Christopher Columbus got on the land he kissed the ground and thanked god. Christopher Columbus named that land San Salvador, which means “Holy Savior.” Christopher Columbus spent two days at San Salvador, which is now part of the Bahamas. When they were there they met men and women that were very friendly and they exchanged gifts with them. Christopher Columbus called these people “Indians” thinking that he was in India. After that Christopher Columbus spent the next ten weeks searching the islands for the rich cities of Asia. The islands he explored were Cuba and Haiti. Christopher Columbus brought back goods that he found and even some Indians in hope that they would let him return. Soon after Christopher Columbus returned to Spain, the Spanish realized that Christopher Columbus never made it to Asia and instead that he instead stumbled across the Americas. This discovery would end up bringing Spain large amounts of gold, silver, and emeralds, The wealth to fuel a nation. “Columbus marked the beginning of an age of exploration and conquest that would last two centuries and would make Spain, for a time, the richest and most powerful nation on earth. Between 1493 and 1504 Christopher Columbus made three more trips to the Americas looking for the great cities of Asia. The first of these trips began on September 25th, 1493, with seventeen ships and 1,300 men. Christopher Columbus got everything he needed for this trip. He had all sorts of animals and supplies to assist the settlement formed in 1492. When they got there they discovered that the settlement was desecrated. So, they started a new settlement called Isabella. Columbus did some exploring and then returned to Spain. The king and queen wanted money and riches so they sent Columbus back again to find them. He left on May 30th, 1498 with six ships. Columbus went farther than he had before and he ended up on the coast of South America. Columbus and his crew found some gold and then returned to Spain. After Columbus got to Spain he set out on his final journey. This time looking for gold, silver, precious stones, spices, and riches. They left on May 9th, 1502 with four ships and 150 men. During this trip Columbus was the age of fifty. Columbus had bad eyesight and was ill, but the seamen still remained loyal to him and were honored to sail with him. Columbus and his crew got caught up in a few storms and ended up ship wrecked. When Columbus and his crew where finally rescued they returned to Spain. Columbus was very ill by the time he got back to Spain. Columbus had eaten years of bad food and had developed a fever. Columbus’s last words were “Into the hands, O Lord, I commit my spirit.” Christopher Columbus died in Spain in 1506. Hundreds of years have past and Christopher Columbus’s great navigational skills have never been forgotten. The routes he used to get to the America’s and back are still being used today. Columbus opened up a new doorway for exploration and trade. In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. And, when he reached his destination he killed, raped and enslaved innocent natives. Christopher Columbus was a cruel, self-centered, delusional man who does not deserve to be praised for the discovery of America. First, Columbus was a cruel man who enslaved, raped, and murdered the natives of the countries he sailed to. Also, Columbus could be described as a self-centered and delusional man. His critics have described him as not a genius, but a "stubborn ego maniac who convinced himself that the world was about 25 percent smaller than it actually is." Columbus believed that he was saving the souls of his captives and granting them eternal life by taking the natives out of their environment and shipping them back to Spain. He even went so far as to believe that he was getting personal messages from above.Columbus does not deserve to be praised for the discovery of America. In short, if he didn't do it, someone else would have within 10 years. He was not the only one who believed that the earth was round, and the ideas of similar voyages had been previously made. Christopher Columbus was a cruel, delusional, and self-centered man who does not deserve high praises for the discovery of America. He allowed the killing, rape, and enslavement of innocent natives. Columbus was an egomaniac who believed that he was doing the natives favors by killing them. If he had not discovered America, it is believed that some other Europeans would have.