Juan Ponce de Leon Juan Ponce de Leon was born around 1460 in San Tervas de Campos‚ Spain. He was the first Spanish explorer to arrive in Florida. In 1493‚ Ponce de Leon and Christopher Columbus sailed together on Columbus’ 2nd voyage to America. They had settled on an island named Hispaniola‚ which is present day Dominican Republic‚ where Ponce de Leon had become governor at. In 1506‚ he had discovered an island close by named Borinquen‚ and during his time here‚ he found lots of gold. Once
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Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella Regarding the Fourth Voyage On July 7‚ 1503 Christopher Columbus wrote his final letter during his time that he was spending on the island of Jamaica. During the time‚ Christopher Columbus wrote his final letter to the king and queen of Spain‚ he felt like he should have been granted more opportunities to explore more islands. In this letter was also the expression to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella about coming home in order to receive treatment for his
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remembered through different ways‚ Whether what they did was right‚ wrong‚ or even debatable. Most people remember Adolf Hitler as a terrible person‚ being that he was the one to lead the Holocaust‚ one of the biggest genocides in history. While Christopher Columbus was heavily debated whether he helped give a major contribution to society. Then‚ there’s people like
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Rough Draft Hernan Cortes Hernan Cortes sailed the vast‚ deep‚ blue ocean throughout his life‚ searching for land‚ money and power. The astonishing leader born in Spain in 1485 developed many armies and navigated through rough terrain. To many people he was respected‚ although feared a good leader. Hernan Cortes was an accomplished conquistador who improvised leadership by overpowering the Aztecs‚ which affected the country of Mexico for their language and religion by spreading the culture of
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History of Ferdinand and Isabella King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile were both important rulers during the Renaissance. They both ruled during a time in which change was constant. Things were being rediscovered and improved to become more efficient. These two rulers also partook in this movement for change. They improved their country in several ways‚ including the establishment of justice‚ and regulation of trade. These things improved their country dramatically‚ opening
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Michael Isaias Guerrero APUSH Mr. Reinking Write a 400 - 600 word essay responding to the following question. “In spite of criticisms by some revisionist historians‚ Christopher Columbus‚ and other sixteenth century explorers‚ acted with a daring and courage that brought both wealth and pride to their patron nations. By viewing these men within the context of the historical periods in which they lived‚ they truly deserved to be called heroes.” To what extent is the above statement
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countries sent explorers to America to search for a better life‚ goods‚ to claim lands‚ to find the fountain of youth‚ and various other reasons. Christopher Columbus‚ Ponce de León‚ and John Cabot made a huge impact with their voyages to the new world; their discoveries later helped the establishment of new colonies in North America. Christopher Columbus‚ an Italian‚ went on four voyages between the years of 1492 and 1504. He had three ships: the Niña‚ Pinta‚ and Santa María. On his first voyage
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During the early fifteenth‚ an exploration of Christopher Columbus in America has started the age of discovery to European countries. As went along was the Renaissance also occurred around that time. People were determined to explore the Americas was based on curiosity of the New World‚ and their conquest had brought many changes. European colonization was a period of time between the New and Old Worlds has impacted negatively along with the religious and economic impacts to both Europeans and Native
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Spanish Explorers Motivation The Spanish explorers were noble men who traveled across the sea’s to explore new land and new areas. In this case‚ the Spanish explorers were Christopher Columbus and Hernan Cortez‚ both of which are from Spain‚ and lived in the late 1400’s and early 1500’s. The reason Columbus and Cortez are so important in our history is because without them Central and South America would be so different today. Due to their huge impact on the Americas‚ it is important to understand
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12/6/12 The island of the Dominican Republic is located in the Caribbean Sea‚ and its part of the West Indies. The Dominican Republic shares the land with Haiti and the entire island is known as Hispaniola. Hispaniola as it was called when Christopher Columbus discovered it‚ he discovered it on his first voyage in 1492. The founding of this island was very important to European settlers and it played a major part in the economic growth that Europe had when the new world was discovered. The agriculture
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