Unit 1 – Interactive assignment Discussion A: After reading Columbus ’ letter what do you think his views of the new lands and people he encountered? What seem to be his values‚ assumptions‚ and goals as expressed in his letter and how might these have influenced what he included in his letter? Columbus’ the First Letter to Luis de Santangel was written on February 17‚ 1493. His curiosity led him to discover so much of what the world has to offer. In his First Letter to Luis de Santangel‚ he seemed
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and religious growth. The concept of American dream starts as European in a nature. Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and his voyage‚ as well as John Smith and his voyage were a recognizable spark that reinforced the concept of American Dream. Columbus set the sail for a passage to the east by sailing to the west and ended up in the rich‚ wealthy new world. According to Christopher Columbus first impressions from "Letter to Louis de Santangel regarding the first Voyage" the new land was everything
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had me fascinated because it revealed the true past that happened when Columbus‚ Cortes and Pizarro’s colonized their part of the New World and how it should be time to rewrite history. In Matthew Restall’s chapter 1‚ A Handful of Adventurers‚ he explains that these three men are portrayed as larger than life as opposed to greedy humans. In Howard Zinn’s chapter 1‚ Columbus‚ The Indians‚ And Human Progress‚ which focus on Columbus also states that by portraying him as a hero and a great explorer‚ his
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In his letter to Luis de Santangel‚ Christopher Columbus states that he is extremely pleased with the outcome of his first voyage. He describes his praise and gratitude towards Ferdinand and Isabella in the following quote. “I passed from the Canary Islands to the Indies with the fleet which the most illustrious king and queen our sovereigns gave to me.” Columbus describes the king and queen as illustrious because he believes that the support of Ferdinand and Isabella towards his voyage was a notably
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new land for their own. Christopher as he is known now‚ first set eyes on the land of North America on October 12‚ 1492. The following paragraphs were written by various men‚ they include bias and factual accounts of when the Americas were found. Most of the writings of the men from the country of Spain include bias in one-way or another. Christopher Columbus‚ a Spaniard‚ wrote a letter describing his first voyage to the Americas. His point of view is easily found. Columbus makes references to the
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Christopher Columbus and Bartolome de Las Casas were two men placed in a position of authority over many tribal peoples during the Spanish exploration and conquest of the New World. Representing Christ as a Christian and the Spanish Crown as a chosen representative‚ Columbus formulated a view of the American savages favorable to the Spanish and based on commercial reality. Again representing Christ as a Christian but also the Roman Catholic Church as a priest‚ Las Casas thought of the Indians mainly
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Journal Entry #1: Howard Zinn Ch.1 In the first chapter titled‚ “Columbus‚ The Indians‚ and Human Progress” I learned about multiple things. Although‚ I was already informed that Columbus did not actually discover America‚ I knew quite little about the gruesome acts of violence he had committed including genocide. Throughout my education‚ Columbus was introduced as the hero who discovered the new world. Along with history books‚ teachers have also mislead us to believe this. This also showed me
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Paragraph I. Columbus should not have a Holiday. Columbus was an explorer and a robber. Columbus was very greedy and he was trying to get the gold. People think Columbus was lying. Columbus said the earth was round and they never believe him. Paragraph II. There was Columbus‚ Cortez and Pizarro. They where from Europe they were looking for the gold and they were getting slaves from Asia and Spain. They found a little bit of gold and they were moving from country to country. They were going to
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In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus embarked on the first voyage that established a permanent connection between Europe and the Americas. At the initial meeting between the Europeans and Natives‚ many explorers developed similar attitudes towards the native people. They felt intellectually superior to the natives because the native’s actions‚ and that the natives were passive and weak because of their arcane fighting techniques‚ resulting in Europeans feeling entitled to exploit the native people to their
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After reading Howard Zinn’s viewpoint on Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and the human progress I can now confirm/characterize that Columbus is‚ as historical figure‚ not a hero‚ but somewhere in between being a hero and a villain (being more towards a villain). Throughout the whole reading the reader can notice how Colombus’ mistake of finding a new route to Asia and mistakenly discovering an unknown land to the Europeans caused great pain for the natives who were forced into labor/made into slaves to go
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