sailed a series of four voyages between 1492 and 1504 in search for a route to Asia which led accidentally to his discovery of new land inhabited with Indians. Christopher sailed under the Spanish monarchs‚ Ferdinand and Isabella for his journey to the "Indies‚" whom he was loyal to by claiming everything in their name. De Vaca ‚ followed in Christopher’s footsteps and journeyed to Hispanionola for Spain’s emperor‚ Charlves V‚ the grandson of Ferdinand and Isabella. Both‚ Columbus and de Vaca composed
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Ptolemy introduces Geography. He assigned coordinates to all the places and geographic features he knew‚ in a grid that spanned the globe. Latitude was measured from the equator. (1406) John Wycliffe was an English Scholastic philosopher‚ and translator. His English version of the bible was published in 1408. The Bible he created‚ the first literal translation of the Latin Vulgate Bible into English‚ was more a work of his followers than him but tradition still tends to attribute it to Wycliffe
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had done throughout the years. There was several letters that he had written‚ one regarding his first voyage was to Luis de Santangel that explained what he had found‚ and the way he felt during his voyage. Another was his fourth voyage to Ferdinand and Isabella‚ in which he shows sorrow and regret for his discoveries. In the letters that Christopher Columbus had written his tones were very distinct and different. It is hard to think that it is even the same person wrote the two letters. Columbus
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Period 8 – Social Studies 22/10/13 Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was the first European to find out about America (New World). This new land found changed the whole world. It all started in 1492 when Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He made trips to America in 1492‚ 1493‚ 1498‚ and 1503. Counting that he made 4 across the Atlantic Ocean to America from Spain. He accidentally found America‚ thinking that it the East Indies when he tried to find a water west from Europe
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. The year of 1492 is a year the congregation of Jewish people will always remember. This was the year that over 200‚000 Jewish people were forced to leave the land of Spain because of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand ordering the removal in a somewhat peaceful manner‚ thanks to Father Tomas de Torquemada. Father Tomas de Torquemada stalled the time of the expulsion of Jews’ to March instead of January. Spain was under invasion by Muslims at the time and had just defeated the Muslims
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With the establishment of this new monarchy the rest of the kingdoms were able to keep their own cortes. Moreover‚ in their joint kingdoms Ferdinand and Isabella were able to improve the royal council by replacing the aristocrats with middle class lawyers and limiting the power and authority of the cortes. In addition‚ with the improvements made to their army Spain was able to become one of the most
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Hermandad in 1476‚ which was a peace brotherhood set up in Castile which rapidly improved Spain’s justice system. Improvements in the Cortes succeeded this‚ with 83 laws passed by 1505 and by 1515‚ 86 Castilian towns came under the influence of Ferdinand‚ a huge step in modernising the Spanish government. This factor could’ve been the trigger of Spain’s golden age as these successes continued into Charles I’s reign. This rule enabled advances in the ‘Council of War’ in 1522 which effectively advised
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Christopher Columbus departed Spain on August 3‚ 1492 for his first voyage. He stopped at the Canary Islands for a final restocking and left there on September 6. He was in command of three ships known as the Pinta‚ the Niña‚ and the Santa María. On October 12‚ they first sighted land which turned out to be a small island in present-day Bahamas (Minster‚ 2012a). There are various factors which influenced Christopher Columbus to undertake this voyage. He had a personal interest and determination to
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studying this valiant explorer. I say part of college‚ because now here in 2012 I have learned new truths about Christopher Columbus and his expeditions. Christopher Columbus‚ a masterful seaman‚ portrayed as honorable and dedicated to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand was in reality an egotistical‚ self promoting‚ calculating‚ crafty‚ and brutal sailor. Columbus made four major voyages‚ each more exposing than the last. Christopher Columbus was born 1451 in Genoa‚ Italy to Domenico and Susanna Colombo
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Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 at Genoa. Genoa was a seaport that was on the Ligurian sea. His name was Cristoforo Colombo and that was translated into English as Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus had two brothers‚ which he was older than both. Christopher Columbus had little schooling just like most of the people during that age. Genoa was a busy seaport and Christopher Columbus learned much from the sailors. Christopher Columbus’s father was a poor weaver. Christopher Columbus worked
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