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    Technology would have greatly affected the voyage‚ Christopher Columbus made to the Americas. How would history be impacted if Christopher Columbus had the technology that exists today? Christopher Columbus would have benefitted immensely if he had access to even a few pieces of the technology available in modern times. With such technology‚ the conflicts that Christopher Columbus encountered along his voyage would have been lessened or potentially avoided. Moreover‚ some of the enemies that he encountered

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    Voyage with Christopher Columbus It was the year of 1492‚ when I heard the news from my brothers‚ Martín Alonso Pinzón and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón‚ that Christopher Columbus will be leading a voyage to find a faster route to the East and that he will be recruiting sailors to help him on the voyage. My brothers volunteered for job; with the long years of experience Martín became the captain of the Pinta‚ and Vicente captained the Niña. These two ships is out of three ships and my brothers had the honor

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    Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa‚ Italy and died in 1506. He is the one who discovered the continent of America. He is a navigator‚ colonizer‚ and explorer. He had four voyages to accomplish his goal‚ which was to find the new land that Europeans did not know. Since 1484‚ he suggested supports for many trips to kings or queens in Spain‚ England‚ Portugal‚ and France but all those plans got rejected. Later‚ he got supports from Queen Isabella and King Fernando

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    learned about Columbus sailing to America‚ and being one of the  first to discover the land of the free‚ but what they dont tech everything in kindergarten.      Christopher Columbus was born in Itay‚ but he lived a part of his life in Portugal.  When he decided to voyage to America‚ he needed to find someone to find him. He had  a little bit of a hard time doing this. Many leaders or propel who had enough money to  find his journey did not think it would be worth it to them. Christopher Columbus

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    Christopher Columbus was an explorer‚ colonizer‚ and navigator‚ born in the Republic of Genoa‚ in north-western Italy. His goal in life was to find new land and riches‚ such as silk‚ jewels and spices‚ for Spain. Christopher Columbus was possibly one of the greatest explorers ever known. He achieved a lot in life for example: discovering an island which is now called Jamaica and setting up a colony called Hispaniola‚ discovering South America and opening up a pathway between the “old world” (Portugal

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    standards‚ Christopher Columbus would be considered a villain due to the atrocities that he has committed against the indigenous people of the new land When Columbus first travelled across the atlantic ocean‚ he was in search of India. What Columbus did find was not India‚ but was the land millions of people now call the United States of America. The first man of the shop to spot land was to receive a yearly pension of 10‚000 maravedis for the rest of their life. Christopher Columbus claimed he

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    structures to exist‚ humans have obtained countless achievements for not existing for very long compared to other species. Christopher Columbus‚ unknowingly‚ discovered a whole new world. If it hadn’t been for Columbus‚ the earth may not be quite the way it is today‚ as he opened the gate for exploration in an entirely new place that many wanted to be a part of. Christopher Columbus‚ an Italian explorer‚ had been trying to find some place to sponsor him to search for a new sea route to India that would

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    Christopher Columbus is one of the most well known figures in United States history. He is credited with finding the Americas‚ even though he mistook it for India. Though he didn’t realize it at the time‚ Columbus and his crew changed the course of history forever. Christopher Columbus was born on October 31‚ 1451 in Genoa‚ Italy where he was also raised. While still in his teenage years he involved himself in sailing. He worked on a merchant ship until he was 19 years old. He then began to study

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    famous voyage of the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus‚ and his subsequent discovery of the American continents. One thing that is not disputed by any historian of merit is the fact that Christopher Columbus’ landing in the America’s led directly to the European colonization of the area‚ and this colonization (which Columbus was directly involved in) was brutally exploitative‚ and fatally devastating to the natives of the area. While Christopher Columbus is a

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    In 1492 Christopher Columbus landed his ships on a foreign land‚ unknown the monumental era that would be started by his discovery. There he mistakenly dubbed the natives as Indians‚ believing he had successfully reached the “Indies.” Columbus’s epochical voyage would soon be followed by various power-hungry European countries‚ scrambling for their stake at the New World. Newly unified Spain who was eager their superiority‚ and religiously conflicted England both claim their share in the Americas

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