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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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    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 very joyous‚ energetic‚ and grateful

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    Compare Columbus’s two letters 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

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    assignment has helped me discover the instances and similarity in the writings “Letter: the first voyage” (1493) by Columbus and “Young Goodman Brown” (New England magazine‚1835) by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Even though the stories were written in different centuries and different context they form together to exemplify the connecting theme of discovery. Whether it is the discovery

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    First Voyage April 20‚ 1534 - September 5‚ 1534 Cartier went to Canada in 1534 with two ships and 61 men to look for a way to Asia. In the course of this search‚ he explored what later became known as Newfoundland‚ the Magdalen Islands‚ Prince Edward Island and the Gaspé Peninsula. While at Prince Edward Island‚ he traded with the Mi’kmaq. This was the first act of trade between the French and First Nations people. The King Commands You In 1534‚ the King of France‚ François I sent Cartier to

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    Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella Regarding the Fourth Voyage On July 7‚ 1503 Christopher Columbus wrote his final letter during his time that he was spending on the island of Jamaica. During the time‚ Christopher Columbus wrote his final letter to the king and queen of Spain‚ he felt like he should have been granted more opportunities to explore more islands. In this letter was also the expression to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella about coming home in order to receive treatment for his

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    Columbus: Letter Concerning the First Voyage In Christopher Columbus’s letter to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain‚ he described the details of his expedition to locate a more productive route to the East Indies. The fifty-six second book trailer provides the viewer a different perspective than the letter offers. The trailer uses Columbus’s depiction of the people‚ land‚ and vegetation to show what it must have been like to live in a place untouched by technology. The first slide shows

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    Christopher Columbus was first said about the Native people of Hispaniola and then he turns around and to simply put it‚ slaughters them. The three readings “Letter To The Sovereigns On His First Voyage” by Christopher Columbus‚ “The Very Brief Relation Of the Devastation Of The Indies”‚ and The Coast Of Pearls‚ Paria‚ and the Island of Trinidad” both by Bartolome de las Casas displayed two very accounts of how the Natives were being treated‚ given the letter Columbus sent was the first interaction he had

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    A Comparison of Christopher Columbus’s Letters A Comparison of Christopher Columbus’s Two 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

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    in their voyages. However there are also explorers‚ or more specifically‚ conquistadors that have failed in the the missions given to them by the country for which they are exploring and conquering for. This poses the question of‚ is money being wasted by our leaders that could be used to better our countries? Many voyages that explorers have been going on seem to be a waste of resources. For example‚ Pánfilo de Narváez went on two expeditions and he failed on each. One his first voyage‚ he was supposed

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