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    POPULAR CATHOLICISM Christopher Columbus was the catalyst that would forever change the lives of the indigenous population of Central and South America. Catholicism would become the standard for religion as it would take the lead to provide the one true God. Catholicism had the true representative of God on earth in the form of the Pope. The Catholic church for the first time would tolerate the co-mingling of other religions as long as they followed along with Catholic tradition. When the explorers

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    Christopher Columbus and Leif Erikson were very important sailors who changed the course of history. These both sailors were both European sailors who came to the Americas. These two sailors have many differences and similarities. Such as Christopher discovered America in 1942 but Leif discovered America in 1000. These both sailors are similar by both discovering America. To this day‚ these two explorers are celebrated for their great achievements. Christopher Columbus is the explorer who is known

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    As many have heard about Christopher Columbus‚ he discovered the New World. He was born in 1451‚ Genoa‚ Italy to a family of weavers and merchants. Before the discovery‚ Columbus was a wool worker‚ a sailor‚ a merchant‚ and a bookseller. He has studied mathematics‚ astronomy‚ cartography‚ navigation‚ and natural sciences at the “University of Pavia” (Young). Christopher Columbus left Spain to search for China and to spread the religion‚ but instead‚ discovered the New World. His voyage was captured

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    Introduction: Christopher Columbus was born in Italy in 1451‚ was a master navigator and admiral who made four transoceanic voyages (1492-93‚ 1493-96‚ 1498-1500 and 1502-04) launched a way for all European exploration. Columbus is known for discovering the New World (The Americas) and made his journeys under the sponsorship of Queen Isabella the 1st and Kind Ferdinand the 2nd. Columbus’ family was not wealthy‚ but they did manage. His family consisted of his father Dominico Columbus‚ his mother‚ Susanna

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    Italian explorer Christopher Columbus set sail to try to find a faster route to India for the Spanish‚ but instead ended up in America. Along his voyage Columbus had many economical‚ social and religious influences. The question being asked was‚ Columbus a hero or villain? In my personal belief Columbus was a villain. The reason Columbus was a villain to me was is because‚ when he and his men first arrived the indians were curious about who he was‚ they treated Columbus great‚ they gave him gifts

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    Cristopher Columbus And His Great Voyages By Chino Gambino Cristopher Columbus was probably one of the greatest explorers of all time. His accomplishments are extra ordinary. Everyone knows that he came to find The New World‚ but theres much much more that he’s done than that. Christopher columbus was born in Genoa‚ Italy in fouteen fifty-one. As a child he recieced little schooling‚ and the schooling he got was less than satisfactory. He grew with a real education and because of this

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    The discovery of America‚ like most things in history‚ is not one hundred percent clear. It is accredited to Christopher Columbus although there were natives living in the regions he discovered. When he landed in the Bahamas in October of 1492‚ it was the first of many times Columbus set foot in the Americas. Funded by Spain‚ the textbook explains Columbus was convinced that “The distance from the west coast of Europe to the east coast of Asia was about 5‚000 miles‚ instead of the actual 12‚000.”(Western

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    Christopher Columbus could be considered successful in some ways‚ as an explorer and as a representative of Spain.  Although there are a lot of negatives when you evaluate him as an explorer‚ he did discover land that was new to him and the Europeans.  Because of this‚ he was able to bring gold and riches to Spain and Europe.  He also changed lives in both the Old World and the New World‚ though the changes for the latter were detrimental and unpleasant.  He introduced European colonization to the

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    Christopher Columbus (1451 – May 20‚ 1506) was a navigator‚ colonizer‚ and explorer who was instrumental in Spanish colonization of the Americas. Though not the first to reach the Americas from Europe‚ Columbus’ voyages led to general European awareness of the hemisphere and the successful establishment of European cultures in the New World. It is generally believed that he was born in Genoa‚ although other theories exist. The name Christopher Columbus is the Anglicization of the Latin Christophorus

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    Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who was sailing for Spain. Many people credit him for the discovery of America‚ but he didn’t really discover anything. He took credit for finding land that already had people living on it and claiming it for Spain. Some people look at Columbus as a hero and the founder of America. Others look at him a different way‚ more like a villain for the terrible things he did to the native Americans and how he took credit for something he never discovered. Columbus is not

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