The great journey known by everyone was at first not wanted by many rulers. Columbus had asked King John II of Portugal first but he had refused. He then went on to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain but they also refused. Columbus was persistent with them for seven years but they kept saying no. Finally‚ he told them that he would go ask the French King for help and that was when the Spanish King and Queen changed their minds at the last minute and decided to say yes. On August 3‚ 1492 Columbus’s
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Christopher Columbus (Figure 1) was the explorer and navigator who discover the Americas to the medieval world. Columbus was born in 1451 BCE in Genoa to Domenico Columbus who was a middle class wool weaver. In his early life‚ Christopher Columbus worked with his dad‚ but eventually when he was a teenager he began to work for a sea merchant and remained at sea until 1476‚ during this time he studied maps and books which convinced him that he could reach land by sailing westward across the ocean.
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Knowledge This category is telling you a little bit about the knowledge part of worldview for the Spanish. The first artifact is a torture tool from the Spanish inquisition or the reconquista the torture tool I am using is the rack the Spanish were really knowledgeable when it came to this. The rack consists of a rectangular‚ wooden frame‚ slightly raised from the ground‚ with a roller at one‚ or both‚ ends‚ at one end a fixed bar to which the legs are fastened‚ and at the other a movable bar to
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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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Letters Kim Horner From the Book The Norton Anthology – American Literature A Comparison of Christopher Columbus’s Two Letters In the book The Norton Anthology-American Literature there are two voyages that are writen about by Christopher Columbus. I will compare the two and explaine some of the contrasts between the two. As they are two very different voyages‚ 10 years apart‚ Columbus has emotions and experiences that separate the two. From a free man to a man in bondage. Discovery In Columbus’s
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Castile‚ the Center of the Empire‚ was dying from within‚ as plague and migration caused the population to drop by over twenty-five percent‚ a disastrous amount in a period of warfare and constant need for a steady supply of crops (The Rise and Fall of the
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Two “New Monarchs” Louis XI of France and Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain used Machiavelli’s advice. While both Monarchs took Machiavelli’s advice to gain wealth through taxation or new industries and power through war‚ Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain took Machiavelli’s advice to heart and took control of Spain with the illusion of being a Christian to be respected‚ Louis XI was indecisive did not capitalize on isolation and relied on luck. That means Isabella and Ferdinand used The Prince to a higher
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Response Machiavelli’s suggestion that a ruler should rule like both a lion and a fox is exemplified to very different degrees with the monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain‚ and Louis XI of France. Isabella and Ferdinand were strong‚ ferocious leaders who implemented local and state level authority impressively. They also cleverly established a guilded appearance as religious figures connected through diplomatic alliance to the Catholic church. They follow Machiavelli’s suggestion to the T
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regarding his voyages. After reading the First Letter to Luis de Santangel and the Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella regarding the fourth voyage‚ I have compared the two letters. They seem to be written by different people because of the change of environments. The First Letter to Luis de Santangel was written on February 17‚ 1493. Ten years later‚ July 7‚ 1503‚ the Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella was composed. Within this ten year gap‚ so much turmoil was caused by Christopher Columbus’s discoveries
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his actions. Christopher Columbus’s vision was to sail west to the riches of Asia but before that he had to have funds. In order to revive finance for his voyage‚ he had to convince the most powerful woman of Europe queen Isabella. After five years of persuasion‚ queen Isabella finally comes around and finances Columbus’s voyage. Europe was thirsty for more power and riches beyond their land. In the summer of 1492‚ Christopher Columbus and his companions set sail to what they discover as the New
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