possible around Africa with a new kind of boat that utilized wind better‚ but the Spaniards and other Europeans were more interested in a more direct approach to reaching Asia. So they began to head westward. The Queen of Spain commissioned Christopher Columbus to lead an expedition westward to reach Asia‚ and he instead stumbled upon the most successful failure in history‚ The Americas. He reached the islands of the Bahamas‚ and thinking that he was indeed in the Indies‚ he named the inhabitants
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their empire and conversion of the natives to the Spanish version of Roman Catholicism. The Spanish were in a race with the English‚ French and Dutch to claim the New World and extend their empire. As it is‚ the Spanish landed first because Christopher Columbus discovered the New World whilst searching for a westward passage to India on behalf of the Spanish Crown. The first permanent settlement in the present day United States was St Augustine‚ Florida‚ founded by the Spanish in 1565. It is the oldest
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landing on the coast of Brazil. Upon setting foot in the new world‚ the Spanish and Portuguese empires displayed similarities and differences in goals of colonization‚ colonial policies toward the Native Americans‚ and economic gains. When Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas‚ it eventually became apparent that he did not arrive in Japan – his intended destination. Instead‚ Columbus’s accidental discovery was an opportunity for Spain to enhance its wealth and prestige (Martin
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influence for society. Being close to God and having his holy word represents social power. This social power is based in the belief that a specific religion is the only one supported by God and that other faiths are not accepted. In the time of Christopher Columbus and the expansion of Europe to the Americas‚ religion played an important role. The European kingdoms used Christianity and its beliefs to dominate the indigenous communities encountered during this time‚ first in the Canary Islands‚ then in
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near the town of Placencia. He is reported to have fought in the Spanish campaign is 1492 that drove the the Moors out of Granada. After that‚ many historians agree on the fact that he then accompanied the prestigious explorer Christopher on his second expedition. Columbus’ fleet then reached the island of Hispaniola‚ an island in the Caribbean Sea. Then‚ it is believed that Ponce de Leon returned to Spain before going back to the island of Hispaniola in 1502. Although‚
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remember the small details but what meaning do those memories hold? 2. This is the beginning. I do not question anything before me because there was nothing before it to help rationalize it; “discover” is merely a word with no meaning to me. 3. Christopher Columbus experienced this new beginning first hand; of course he read about China and Japan but this was far from those regions. It was a blank slate‚ a new world for lack of a better name and this
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A Rightful Queen Queen Isabella of Castile Sometimes‚ not every male born in the royal family is suitable to rule. In the mid 1400’s‚ Spain’s current rulers‚ John II and Isabella‚ had three children‚ and only one of them was truly fit to lead their country to greatness. Isabella would soon grow up to lead her country into a prosperous time‚ but only because of her stubbornness and loyalties to her family and her people. Born on the 22nd of April in the year 1451‚ Isabella was the
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it is the story of a merchant clerk called Columbus‚ which was trading across the seas. He discovered an unknown land between Europe and Asia during a trip in 1492 precisely 33 (thirty-three) days after he left the Canary Islands on the Atlantic coast of Africa. On this land lived a people called the Arawak. The Arawak men and women knew nothing of civilization and technology. They were very naive but were quite friendly people‚ very welcoming. Columbus later wrote "The Indians are so naive and so
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Following Christopher’s Columbus Voyage of 1492 to America‚ there resulted in widespread exchange of plants‚ animals‚ people‚ ideas‚ cultures and technology between the American lands and the Afro-Eurasian territories in the 15th and 16th Century. The influx came to be known as the Columbian Exchange or the Grand Exchange. Also‚ communicable diseases were also transferred between the two lands‚ although this was mostly unintentional. The term Columbian Exchange‚ however‚ did not emanate from that
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Once Christopher Columbus had discovered the New World many other European colonists decided to leave behind their old countries and take leave to the new continent. Many people had their different reasons for leaving‚ but often times it was due to religious freedom‚ lack of resources‚ trading‚ and simply to gain money. In many cases people fled to the New World for religious freedom since many religions were being ostracized. In Europe the Protestants and the Catholics began to fight over their
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