the king and queen of Spain was full of discourse regarding how‚ what he thought was India‚ would benefit the country economically. He crafted the letter to make sure that the rulers of Spain would see the many benefits of continuing the conquest of the Americas. For example‚ he stated that “It has many ports along the sea- coast” and the land possessed “ many spices‚ and vast mines of gold and other metals”. By stating these things he is setting a scene for the future that if Spain continues to
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Technology’s Impact on the Voyage of Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus discovered the “New World” of the Americans in 1492. Christopher Columbus left Spain in the Santa Maria‚ with the Pinta and Nina along side. His first journey into the Atlantic Ocean in 1476 nearly cost him his life. Christopher Columbus also had many other voyages to Africa. The technologies that we have today would have been very helpful to Columbus is the GPS‚ the microwave‚ and medical vaccines. Therefore‚ even though
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When Worlds Collide From the start of mankind to present day‚ the human race has been an ever evolving species. Starting by developing thousands of languages to constructing the tallest man made structures to exist‚ humans have obtained countless achievements for not existing for very long compared to other species. Christopher Columbus‚ unknowingly‚ discovered a whole new world. If it hadn’t been for Columbus‚ the earth may not be quite the way it is today‚ as he opened the gate for exploration
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Journal Entry One: Chimi Northrop-Toro Christopher Columbus: Letter to Ferdinand and Isabel Regarding the Fourth Voyage This letter had a negative and cynical tone. It describes the lands in exhausted state and in destruction. “Of Espanola‚ Paria‚ and the other lands‚ I never think without weeping‚ I believed that their example would have been to the profit of others; on the contrary‚ they are in an exhausted state; although they are not dead‚ the infirmity is incurable or very extensive; let
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about the story about Christopher Columbus‚ who found America in 1492 by accident. Where he led his three ships to out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3‚ 1492. He was mainly looking forward to sail all the way to Asia‚ where they had goods such as riches of gold‚ pearls‚ and spice waiting for him when he reaches the west. What they don’t know is that there was a tale that was told when he found America. There were a few people that sailed on the seas when with him and he came to a few stops
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Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa‚ Italy and died in 1506. He is the one who discovered the continent of America. He is a navigator‚ colonizer‚ and explorer. He had four voyages to accomplish his goal‚ which was to find the new land that Europeans did not know. Since 1484‚ he suggested supports for many trips to kings or queens in Spain‚ England‚ Portugal‚ and France but all those plans got rejected. Later‚ he got supports from Queen Isabella and King Fernando
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Most people know that Christopher Columbus discovered America‚ but are probably unaware of all the destruction that he caused in doing so. Columbus had an urge to sail west to the Indies where he ended up finding North America and did not even realize it. In fact‚ he made four voyages‚ mainly to the Caribbean and part of the north coast of South America and was sure it had to be the Indies. He was looking for gold and spices that he had read about‚ but was in the wrong place. His exploration brought
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Many school books portray Christopher Columbus as a hero and a courageous sailor that discovered the Americas. Is that true? Christopher Columbus was born between August 26 and October 31 in 1451 and died on May 20‚ 1526‚ in Genoa‚ Italy. He did not set out on a voyage to prove the world was round. In fact‚ he was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia‚ but he never did. Instead‚ he accidentally stumbled upon the Americas. Even then‚ he never actually discovered
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In 1492 Christopher Columbus landed his ships on a foreign land‚ unknown the monumental era that would be started by his discovery. There he mistakenly dubbed the natives as Indians‚ believing he had successfully reached the “Indies.” Columbus’s epochical voyage would soon be followed by various power-hungry European countries‚ scrambling for their stake at the New World. Newly unified Spain who was eager their superiority‚ and religiously conflicted England both claim their share in the Americas
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In elementary school history class Christopher Columbus was the great explorer who founded the Americas. However‚ in tenth grade history class I have learned that Christopher Columbus is the person who started the biggest genocide in history. Ninety-three million people were lost‚ over a 150 year period‚ because of him. He should not even be credited with the founding of the Americas because there were people that had been living there for hundreds of years already. The Venezuelan President
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