class includes that of Christopher Columbus. As he has the credit of “discovering America‚” he is possibly one of the most recognizable explorers in our society. In the late 1400’s‚ however‚ Columbus was not as famous as we know him today. Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain unpredictably sponsored this unknown and strange explorer. Without credibility or proof‚ why did the King and Queen of Spain believe Columbus when he said there was a way to reach China and the Indies by sailing west? First of all
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to The American Pageant‚ “some forty thousand Africans were carried away to the Atlantic sugar islands in the last half of the fifteenth century. Millions more were to be wrenched from their home continent after the discovery of the Americas.” In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus sailed to find the Indies under the
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Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella‚ both Christian and Muslim blood was spilled. With the fall of Granada in 1971‚ the last outpost of the Moors fell to the Christian Monarchs. After 781 years of Islamic rule‚ Iberia once again became a Christian island. In the aftermath‚ under the watch of Cardinal Gonzalo Jimenez de Cisneros‚ the Spanish Inquisition took place. In the Spanish Inquisition‚
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consequences attributed to his explorations. Born about 1451 in Genoa‚ Christopher Columbus was a fearless adventurer who sailed the Atlantic from 1492 to1506. After he became an experienced sailor he mover to Portugal to seek financial help and support for a voyage he was planning but his idea was rejected by the Portuguese. King Ferdinand and queen Isabella of Spain helped him. He aspired to find a shorter route to the East by sailing West from Spain to Japan then to India in order to reach the rich
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Christopher Columbus Essay In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean on one of the most famous voyages in human history. He was attempting to become the first person to ever reach the East Indies by way of travelling west across the Atlantic to get there. To get to the Indies at the time required one to travel eastward around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Earth was considered by many to be flat and that by travelling west‚ Columbus would simply fall off the face of
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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 outstanding action resulting in this marvelous achievement. The main purpose
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Christopher Columbus is guilty for manslaughter. In 1492 Columbus sailed here claiming to discover America. Columbus took advantage of the people he called Indians. They were unclothed people and to him that represented that they had no customs‚ culture or religion. In his journal he said “I believe that they would become Christians very easily‚ for it seemed to me that they had no religion.”1 To Columbus the Indians appeared defenseless‚ easy to trick and conquer because they had no experience
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Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who was credited with "discovering" the New World (a European term for the continents of North America and South America). Columbus made four voyages to the Caribbean and South America between 1492 and 1504. As a boy‚ Columbus worked as a sailor on merchant and war ships in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1476 he went to Lisbon‚ Portugal‚ where he learned mathematics and astronomy which are subjects that are vital for navigation. In the early 1480s
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fought because of English land claims English and French monarchs are all being challenged with questions of hereditary rights to rule Edward III of England claims the thrown of France 1328 Was also a potential heir to the throne due to his mother‚ Isabella Many families in Europe are interrelated and therefore it is not uncommon for claims to rule over other countries. The Law of the Salina Franks: Only
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METHODS USED BY SPAIN TO PROTECT HER MONOPOLY The Spanish monopoly in the Americas was established the moment that Christopher Columbus made landfall in Bahamas‚ this was way back on his first voyage in 1492. Soon after‚ her monopoly increased in size‚ wealth and fame. This was brought about by way of her island and mainland territories; a few being Cuba‚ Puerto Rico‚ Hispaniola‚ Venezuela‚ Columbia and Peru. Her wealth soon aroused much jealousy amongst other European nations‚ who were anxious
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