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    Christopher Columbus

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    Christopher Columbus: The True Story behind This Man As I research about the true story of Christopher Columbus‚ I discover that I have believed a horrendous lie my entire life that I truly would have preferred not to learn. Unfortunately‚ it is now too late and my life has been forever changed. When one thinks about Christopher Columbus or the famous Columbus’ Day‚ there are a few pleasant facts we run across. First of all‚ we “celebrate” Columbus’ Day the second Monday of the month of October

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    Columbus Exploration

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    Columbus Expedition 1st Voyage: On August 3‚1492‚ Christopher Columbus and his crew of 90 men made the first expedition discovery from Palos‚ Spain. The ships were named the Niña‚ the Pinta and the Santa Maria. They were tiny and less than 30 feet wide. The Santa Maria carried 40 men‚ the Pinta‚ 26‚ and the Niña‚ 24. On October 12th‚ Cristopher Columbus and his crew sighted an island in the Bahamas and named it San Salvador. It took them thirty-three days since the ships had left the Canary Islands

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    The Voyages Of Columbus

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    The Voyages of Columbus Christopher Columbus started off on his first voyage from the port of Palos (near Huelva) in southern Spain‚ on August 3‚ 1492‚ in command of three ships: the Niña‚ the Pinta and the Santa Maria. His crew mostly came from surrounding towns such as Lepe and Moguer. Columbus called first at the Canary Islands‚ the westernmost Spanish possessions. He was delayed there for four weeks by calm winds and the need for repair and refit. Columbus left the island of Gomera on September

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    NAME: Christopher Columbus OCCUPATION: Explorer BIRTH DATE: c. October 31‚ 1451 DEATH DATE: May 20‚ 1506 PLACE OF BIRTH: Genoa‚ Italy PLACE OF DEATH: Valladolid‚ Spain Christopher Columbus Explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa‚ Italy. His first voyage into the Atlantic Ocean in 1476 nearly cost him his life. Columbus participated in several other expeditions to Africa. 1492‚ Columbus left Spain in the Santa Maria‚ with the Pinta and the

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    Pros Of Columbus

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    In 1492 columbus sailed the ocean blue‚ we’ve all heard it. However‚ Columbus faced many hardships through his voyage. Columbus sailed from eastern Europe through the Atlantic‚ and landed off the coast of Florida in Hispanolia. However‚ Columbus’s voyage could have been more successful using present day technology. Today sailors can sail faster‚ know where obstacles in the ocean are‚ and know exact locations of the ships; if Columbus were to have this technology mistakes could have been prevented

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    Columbus and Indians

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    Regarding the article‚ “Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and Human Progress‚ Dr. Howard Zinn argues that there is another perspective to consider as to Christopher Columbus’ adventures. Dr. Howard Zinn’s position is that history books have omissions of slavery‚ death and innocent bloodshed that accompanied the adventures of Christopher Columbus. In the following statements Dr. Howard Zinn describes his perspective; “The writer began the history‚ five hundred years ago‚ of the European invasion of the Indian

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    Christopher Columbus

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    Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus is famous and known for his discovery of the Americas in the late 15th century. As reiterated in the popular children’s song “in fourteen hundred ninety two‚ Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” Common myth is that he was the first to believe that the world was round‚ but that was believed since antiquity. He completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents. Those voyages‚ and his efforts to

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    Christopher Columbus

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    Truth About Christopher Columbus     The Truth About Christopher Columbus By Sheila Figueroa Long ago there was a man named christopher columbus. He lived in spain but was born in Republic of Genoa‚ Italy in 1451. Columbus began sailing as a teenager. As he got older he was certain that by sailing west it would be a faster way to get to India. After his idea was rejected in portugal he went to spains king Ferdinand and queen Isabella. They really liked this idea and gave columbus the money for his voyage

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    Columbus Impact

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    Christopher Columbus Impact Columbus played an important role in the history of America‚ but not only that‚ his success opened a door for Spain to conquer the Americas as well. He was a talented and skilled Italian‚ who was really good at everything that involved the sea as far as travels and ships. Columbus convinced the Spanish monarchs to sponsor him with some ships‚ and all they gave him was three small ships. Despite the not very good situation he was in‚ he got all he had and decided to

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    Christopher Columbus

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    Christopher Columbus‚ was he a hero‚ or villain? For about 500 years‚ people have praised him and celebrated his life as though he was someone who did good for us. Schools teach students that Columbus was a great man‚ found gold and pearls‚ and discovered new lands. Students are even taught the names of Christopher Columbus’ three ships he used on his first voyage. However‚ they grow up not knowing the truth about Christopher Columbus‚ what he really did to ’accomplish’ his tasks. I simply believe

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