Summary Of 1492 By Felipe Fernandez Armesto

The book in discussion is 1492 by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto. This book describes how the year 1492 changed the world for not only humanity but the environment as well. The reader chose this book in order to gain a better perspective of world-shaping events that happened in history. The reader discovered that all details no matter how minuscule or monumental aided in forming to modern world today.
Furthermore, the first significant point, Fernandez made was the rationality that the world was not formed, completely in the year 1492, but rather the start of it. For Christopher Columbus planted the seed to the forging of the new world, many prophets spoke of in the fifteenth century. He did this by fabricating much potential, his successors took centuries to pursue. Fernandez took note that the potential was not fully at hand until recent years. As explorers developed trade routes back and forth between countries, many connections were regained. This aided in bringing the new world into being.
Additionally, Fernandez commented on the war that had begun approximately mid to late 1400s.
This war was about religious beliefs between Christendoms and Muslims. The conflict was first begun for the crown of Granada. The kingdom of Granada was a place of Muslims majority. Once the crown was captured by the shared diplomacy of Ferdinand and Isabella (the King and Queen of separate kingdoms). Their shared diplomacy enabled Muslims to continue living in Granada. However, Christian diplomats made significantly difficult, due to their high prejudice against Muslims. Conde de Tendilla the governor of Granada pressured “old Christians” into conversion back to their previous religion. Promptly after many complaints about this form of force, Tendilla made the rash offer of Muslims converting to Christendom or leave Granada. The church accepted thousands of citizens soon after the offer was
made.
Another, prominent mention would be the culture and conflict in Italy. Fernandez referenced April 5, 1492, which seemed to institute a frightful time for the city of Florence. Many atmospheric occurs, that can be explained by science today, made the citizens of Florence believe God was made at them. Three days after April 5th, Lorenzo Florence’s ruler was pronounced deceased. His death saddened many, but the reader mentions this due to how Lorenzo ruled. He did not declare himself as the lord, but a citizen with a certain authority. Lorenzo bought any power he could not obtain by force. He was cruel, inhuman leader and this personality was also reflected in his citizens. It is possible that as a result, Lorenzo needed the allies he obtained. These allies were to send troops to aid Lorenzo in the occasion of a coup or revolution in his city.