by sailing west he would find a quicker and easier route to the East. Like everyone else‚ he thought that the earth was smaller than it is‚ and like all other Europeans at that time‚ he did not know about the existence of America. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella promised Columbus that if he succeeded he would be given the rank of “Admiral of the Ocean Sea” and appointed Viceroy and Governor of all the new lands he could claim for Spain. Columbus was to be believed as a greedy man; however he did promise
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another person who wanted to make a permanent religion change. This man happened to be Pope Innocent VIII‚ who happened to be in charge of the Catholic Church. In the year or 1486‚ Pope Innocent VIII had signed a treaty with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain that Catholicism would be the only region of the new territories. After this was decided; it became a mission to convert all natives into Catholics (Brinkley‚ pg.15-16). Soon enough the religion was spread throughout New England. Once all
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Christopher Columbus Cristoforo Colombo‚ also known as Christopher Columbus was born in the city of Genoa‚ Italy in 1451. He was born into a family of Christians‚ which consisted of his father‚ Domenico Colombo‚ his mother Susanna Fontanarossa‚ and his younger brother Bartholomew Colombo. Christopher and his brother served in the Portuguese Merchant Marine‚ which is where he learned many of his skills necessary for sailing. He learned how to be a chart maker which assisted him in his later discoveries
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Christopher Columbus. Although a perceived successful leader and a determined one‚ he lacked the ability to think for the welfare of his supporters. During the period of Columbus’ discovery of the Bahamas‚ he needed a way to show his sponsor‚ Queen Isabella‚ that his mission was not in vain. He discovered that the natives were not valuable as slaves because of their lack of immunities from common European diseases. Columbus set the island’s inhabitants to work looking for gold. Columbus forced his crew
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in an attempt to boost his own political influence. Henry VIII of England‚ for whom women were beheaded for not bearing him a son‚ and who is rumored to have eaten eight chickens a night while English peasants starved. The notorious Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain‚ who carried out the Spanish Inquisition. The list is endless. Even in literature‚ we see the corruption and downfall of society and mankind as a whole as a result of the abuse of success in the possession of those who do not deserve it
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different belief systems including Catholicism‚ Islam‚ Protestantism and Judaism. Following the Crusades and the Reconquest of Spain by the Christian Spaniards the leaders of Spain needed a way to unify the country into a strong nation. Ferdinand and Isabella chose Catholicism to unite Spain and in 1478 asked permission of the pope to begin the Spanish Inquisition to purify the people of Spain. They began by driving out Jews‚ Protestants and other non-believers.In 1483 Tomas de Torquemada became the inquisitor-general
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Filipa Moniz Perestrelo‚ the daughter of a governor‚ Columbus attempted to convince the royalty Portugal to fund his ambitious expedition‚ but they refused. Despite this refusal Columbus persisted‚ and approached the king and queen Ferdinand and Isabella with his scheme. For seven years he endeavored to secure funding‚ and finally he
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and considered him crazy to assume that the ocean was only 75 leagues. Fortunately for Columbus he meets a sea captain by the name of Pinzon who had connections to the Queen of Granada. He tells Columbus that he can set up a meeting with Queen Isabella in their efforts to try to get her to approve it and be the finical provider for the project. The queen is extremely interested in their proposal and offers Columbus a contract. The contract being that he will be governor of the land he finds‚ also
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Columbus Had to Be Rescued from His Fourth Voyage Even though he was brought back from his latest voyage in chains‚ Columbus did not suffer much consequence. He was stripped of his governorship‚ but King Ferdinand granted him his freedom and even subsidized a fourth voyage. The fourth expedition left Spain in May 1502 and made landfall at Martinique before sailing on to Santo Domingo. As soon as he arrived there‚ he was denied permission to land. His ships encountered a hurricane but managed to weather
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different times for different rulers. Columbus first set sail in 1492‚ whereas Cabeza De Vaca set sailed in 1527. Columbus searched for a route to Asia‚ but instead ended up in a land filled with native Indians. He sailed under King Ferdinand and Isabella‚ who during that time were Spanish monarchs. Several years later‚ Cabeza De Vaca was recruited for the expedition to be the expedition’s treasurer. He sailed under King Ferdinand and Isabella’s Grandson‚ Charlves V. He traveled to North America from
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