Columbus planned to arrive In the east by sailing westward across the Atlantic. This journey was the logical outcome of Spain and Portugal colonization of Atlantic islands and of their African expeditions. In this respect Columbus was just another European voyager caught up in the discovery mania. This had taken over maritime life in Spain and Portugal in the 15th century. In fact., although Columbus came before vasco da gama, da gama's activities and plans seemed. More practical and more fascinating to people at that time. Columbus was looking for the long -lost world of Marco polo while da gama was building upon the tradition of African missions, while Columbus was proposing something completely new by sailing west to the farthest poi of…
Columbus's journey was brought on by the blocking of the Silk Road trade route by the "Ottoman Empire." As a result, many explorers were finance by wealthy people to find new routes as they can’t afford such a journey in the first place.…
Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, born in the year 1451, voyaged across the Atlantic in search of a westward passage for direct trade with Asia in 1492. With burning ambitions, Columbus traveled to claim wealth and power for Spain and to convert the “pagans” of the New World to Christianity. Following in Spain’s footsteps to expand their country’s empires to the Americas, France, Portugal, and the Netherlands would send elite navigators to venture across the Atlantic Ocean in hopes to claim land and acquire power, only to soon realize a gigantic landmass blocked the western route. In addition, the English were also interested in the New World’s offers to its country; multitudes of opportunities to become rich and powerful, as well as offering an expedition that seemed promising with the abundance of information that came about from other European countries’ past voyages and various maritime technological advancements.…
Christopher Columbus arrived on “The New World” in 1492. When arrived he found out that this was not where he intended to…
Supported by Spain, seeking a water route to the spice islands in 1492 Christopher Columbus left Spain on his first voyage. After more then a month had passed, the crew started to loose all hope and the voyage seemed like a failure. Until on October 12, 1492 land was sighted. The land that was sighted was not what Columbus had originally intended to find. Columbus landed in the Caribbean Sea in the Bahamas, which was thousands of miles away from his original destination. It was there that he met the indigenous people of the islands. These encounters that he had along with the treatment of these native people would eventually help shape his legacy, but at the same time would also surround him with controversy. A lot of people till this day still do not know whether Christopher Columbus Should be valued for his contributions to the western society or should his wrongdoings make him one of histories villain? Before you could answer that question, you would first need to understand what earlier works of geography and travel shaped the mental world of Columbus and how did these works influence the age old democracy as well?…
Columbus had a very important task when he traveled to the new world. He was sent by the king and queen of Spain to discover new land. Columbus said, “The melody of the birds was so exquisite that one was never willing to part from the spot”(Columbus 62). Now Columbus’s journey was far different than Equiano's primarily because of the reason but we will be focusing on the other reasons primarily.…
It should no longer come as any great surprise that Columbus was not the first to discover the Americas--Carthaginians, Vikings, and even St. Brendan may have set foot on the Western Hemisphere long before Columbus crossed the Atlantic. But none of these incidental contacts made the impact that Columbus did. Columbus and company were bound to bring more than the benefits of Christianity and double entry bookkeeping to America. His voyages started the Columbian Exchange, a hemispherical swap of peoples, plants, animals and diseases that transformed not only the world he had discovered but also the one he had left.…
Today we started out at 8 a.m. on our journey. I am traveling on the Nina, and Columbus is the captain on my boat. As we are traveling farther and farther, people aren't having much faith. Everyone is losing their faith. I am trying to stay believing because I believe that God has a plan for us and he has control. Every day it gets harder to keep my faith, but I am hanging on. It’s really hard with everyone around me having such a bad attitude. I have been more to myself and not really hanging around people because I don’t want to have their bad attitude.…
As we all have heard a few stories of Christopher Columbus sailed across the blue sea and discovered a new place which was called America. In this essay we will talk about why his work was important and the purpose of his work. Christopher Columbus was born into a family of wool workers near the one supreme Mediterranean port of Genoa. Columbus turned to the sea as a very young man he establish a plan to find a better route to Asia. Christopher took 4 major voyagers between 1492 and 1504. These voyagers were a large serious of disappointments and disasters.…
Columbus had many reasons for voyaging out. In total he took four voyages to the “New World” each different and each with a different goal. He did run into some problems however. He faced natives who had never seen white skinned people before and he faced the dangerous crossing of the Atlantic. He had specific reasons for his motivation, he accomplished much and he dealt with those who doubted him in several ways.…
Genoan explorer Christopher Columbus had an audacious vision to sail westward in order to gain access to the riches of the East. He fought for his vision, thereby prevailing upon the Spanish Monarchs for sponsorship. Four voyages to the New World inaugurated for the first time in history continuous European involvement in the Western Hemisphere. Though not a scholarly man, his actions relegated to a by-gone era all those backward theologians still insisting the Earth was flat. A bold strategy combined with deft skills intervened in the arc of history: never again would East and West be separated.…
The far and treacherous journey was no match for the substantial exploration for the famous explorer that forever changed the world and its's society. But how did it come to be? Were there any types of crisis? Was giving up an exception? Many questions can be asked, and some can be answered. But how does one get a Spanish monarch to fund a voyage in order to make this exploration…
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 that he will keep 10% of all the profits found. The profits ranged from Jewelry, money, and everything within his jurisdiction. Columbus didnt agree with the trade therefor declined it. As a result of the queens extreme interest in the project, she requested they call him back and gives him whatever he wants.…
In April 1492, after several attempts, Christopher Columbus finally convinced Isabella and Ferdinand to agree to finance his risky attempt to sail. Isabella and Ferdinand were eager to expand the wealth and influence of their monarchy. They were looking to receive praise and recognition for their accomplishments. August 3, 1492, Columbus sailed with three ships under his command. Two months later, Columbus rowed ashore and claimed land for Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain. This transformed the history of the world and unexpectedly made Spain the most important European power in the Western Hemisphere for more than a century (Cohen, Hartmann, 2009). Isabella and Ferdinand gained great wealth that enriched the Spanish empire and made Spain the envy of other Europeans.…
With the same plan, asked the king of Spain. Under the agreement, written by Columbus from the royal couple: Columbus was appointed for life admiral, governor and viceroy of the newly discovered lands. 1 / 10 of income from the newly discovered land was to belong to Columbus, the rest of the royal treasury. In return, Columbus promised to cover 1 / 8 the cost of the expedition. The rest covered the royal couple.…