How Did Christopher Columbus Rule
Patrick Richman Priovolos B Block May 22, 2024.
Spanish Rule in the Americas
In 1492, Christopher Columbus departed from Parlos de Frontera, in the hope of finding a new land full of valuable resources. In October of 1492, his ship reached an island in the Bahamas, where he was greeted by local natives. As he and the passengers of his crew explored the land, they found new items they’d never seen before and an opportunity on the ground. Later, he reported this news to the king and queen of the Spanish, when they decided to send more pilgrims to the new land. After years passed, the Spanish King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella succeeded in conquering territory and challenging the existing empires by ordering missionaries and conquistadors to …show more content…
Columbus’ first goal when he found the indigenous people was to assess them and look for value in them, whether they were slaves or working for the Europeans. Columbus stated in his journal “for I knew that they were a people who could be more easily freed and converted to our holy faith by love than by force” (Columbus 1). He was looking to benefit from the natives as he saw it was easy to take advantage of them. Columbus was easily able to trade with them and use their kindness to help him acquire new goods. When the native tribes caught word of his plan to use their vulnerability, they revolted against him and other Spanish pilgrims in acts of violence. Christopher Columbus soon returned to his home country, where he showed gold to and his reports on the natives to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. They knew the Americas were a golden opportunity, so they supplied Columbus with more resources, and people to further investigate the Americas and continue his expeditions. The order from the royals was to furthermore look into the native culture and the technology they
Spanish Rule in the Americas
In 1492, Christopher Columbus departed from Parlos de Frontera, in the hope of finding a new land full of valuable resources. In October of 1492, his ship reached an island in the Bahamas, where he was greeted by local natives. As he and the passengers of his crew explored the land, they found new items they’d never seen before and an opportunity on the ground. Later, he reported this news to the king and queen of the Spanish, when they decided to send more pilgrims to the new land. After years passed, the Spanish King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella succeeded in conquering territory and challenging the existing empires by ordering missionaries and conquistadors to …show more content…
Columbus’ first goal when he found the indigenous people was to assess them and look for value in them, whether they were slaves or working for the Europeans. Columbus stated in his journal “for I knew that they were a people who could be more easily freed and converted to our holy faith by love than by force” (Columbus 1). He was looking to benefit from the natives as he saw it was easy to take advantage of them. Columbus was easily able to trade with them and use their kindness to help him acquire new goods. When the native tribes caught word of his plan to use their vulnerability, they revolted against him and other Spanish pilgrims in acts of violence. Christopher Columbus soon returned to his home country, where he showed gold to and his reports on the natives to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. They knew the Americas were a golden opportunity, so they supplied Columbus with more resources, and people to further investigate the Americas and continue his expeditions. The order from the royals was to furthermore look into the native culture and the technology they