Why Did Europeans Explore The New World

Closer to the end of the 14th century, the empire of the Mongols was breaking up. That was the main reason why Europeans began to explore the world, but there are many reasons, for example, the western merchants were no longer able to be assured of safe conduct alongside the land routes. A different reason why they began to explore the world is the three G's. God, gold and glory, God. Because Europeans always wished to grow in Christianity. Glory because European colonists and explorers would want to expand themselves, while the other countries wanted to be more respected by them and their peers. And lastly, gold, gold because Europeans always wished to expand their resources and more.

Christopher was the son of Domenico Columbo & Susanna Fontanarosa. He also had a brother, Bartholomew Columbus. His birth was never known but is guessed to be in Genoa, Italy in 1451. In his teenage years, he got a job on a merchant ship. He kept that job until 1476. He was attacked on his ship by pirates along the Portages coast as it sailed North.

He died on May 20, 1506. He was mainly known/famous for, he founded “The New World”. On his Santa Maria ship. But Christopher didn’t find/discover North America. Even though he found “The New World” he was looking for a shortcut to India, China, Japan
The history of his mission started with some past information like, Father Antonio Margil de Jesus was the founder of San Jose’s mission, it was founded in 1720. The description of his mission is, 204 Indians were assigned to the following missions: farming, irrigation, & construction. Also, the life at the mission looked like, The men and women had very different jobs for example women cook, served food and made soap, men built adobe houses and raised animals. And lastly anything specific starts with, San José y San Miguel de Aguayo. As a Spanish mission for about 104 years, they have baptized over 2,000 Native