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The existence of controversy within history is a well known fact, with one of those controversies being how the colonization of America by European settlers should be viewed. Christopher Columbus is widely celebrated for his discovery of the New World, which opened up possibilities for Europeans who sought wealth and a new life. However, his enslavement of native populations and unethical tactics are not completely overlooked. Likewise, Hernando Cortés of Spain also claimed glory for his country, but at the cost of hundreds of thousands of lives. Influenced by conflicting political and ideological factors, historians take on historical events through differing aspects. The multiple works on the early colonization of the Americas by Europeans

Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in fourteen-hundred-ninty-two. He came over from Spain in three ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria and discovered America, or at least that was what I was taught in elementary school. Since then there has been much controversy going on over the issue of weather or not Christopher Columbus really “discovered” America because when he landed in San Salvador he was not alone. Native Americans already inhabited the land and they had been there long before Columbus, but this doesn’t mean that he should be atacked stripped of his dignity.

Some people say Christopher Columbus is the man who discovered America and is a hero. Others might say Columbus is a sadistic villain who destroyed the Native American people. There are valid points to each side of the argument for this and are good points. He went to America in 1492, not discovering it. Columbus became well known in America because of this and was made into a holiday. He has his own holiday because of America’s short history. In almost all cultures, they look up to an historical figure, except for America. Columbus had a huge impact in history according to Time who said that Columbus is #20 on the most significant figures. So why wouldn’t Columbus be looked at a hero? I believe, Christopher Columbus is a villainous figure

When Christopher Columbus sailed to America he was happy and proud of himself because he was the first to discover the land which is now named america, and he was also happy because he found out that there were a lot of resources found on that land which he found was necessary to take and use. According to the document A “Day after day they looked for land;They dreamed of trees and rocks and sand” this shows that the purposely are trying to find land for them to dock and discover. Additionally according to the document A “Columbus sailed on to find some gold To bring back home, as he'd been told.He made the trip again and again,Trading gold to bring to Spain” this shows that he was there not just to discover land but to make riches too and

The letter Christopher Columbus wrote back to Spain to report his findings in the New World sparked intrigued me and sparked my imagination. Why I have been so absorbed in this letter I can not explain. This letter is supposed to be about describing an unknown land, a land that has not been seen by anyone besides the natives, but it seems that there is more to it than that. Columbus is known in elementary schools as the man who found the New World, and is regarded as a hero. To the contrary, historians who have done more research on Columbus say that he was driven by fame and fortune and that he was tyrannical in his ways with the indigenous peoples of the places that he came to find. I feel that the contradictory tones Columbus uses

In 1492 Christopher Columbus “discovered” the New World. This “discovery” led to the colonization of the New World by several European nations. European nations, such as Great Britain, started colonization for a variety of reasons.

It is thought by many that Christopher Columbus was a skilled sailor on a mission of greed. Many think that he in fact did it all for the money, honor and the status that comes with an explorer, but this is not the case entirely. Columbus was an adventurer and was enthused by the thrill of the quest of the unknown. “Columbus had a firm religious faith and a scientific curiosity, a zest for life, the felling for beauty and the striving for novelty that we associate with the advancement of learning”. He had heard of the legendary Atlantic voyages and sailors reports of land to the west of Madeira and the Azores. He believed that Japan was about 4,800 km to the west of Portugal. In 1484, Columbus wanted support for an exploratory

After Columbus mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492, European countries were soon setting out to establish themselves in this new world. Spain was first to establish itself in the new world, using their powerful military and their navy. The new colonies were completely dictated by the king of Spain, such one of his policies allowing colonists to use the native tribes for forced labor. France was the second major power to establish itself. Their main focus was fur trapping and fur trading. The French quickly learned to work with the Native Americans. The few French settlers, who did come to America, were focused on fur trapping and trading. Because of this, most French settlements were either military forts or trading posts. England

In Europe, population grew quickly and land value, prosperity, and trade increased with it. Also the rise of nationalism made the nation more powerful, unified, and imposed new taxes. Beginning with Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America in 1492, colonists settled in America for different reasons. Some came for profits; others came for religious freedom (and for escaping religious persecution). It was England, France, Spain and the Netherlands who, in the sixteenth century, launched major colonization programs in eastern North America. Each colony more or less differed or resembled in their first interaction with the Natives (such as the more peaceful contact of the French, the more hostile one of the Spaniards, and the peaceful-turned-hostile

America was named after a Florentine merchant, Amerigo Vespucci. He had documented in a series of descriptive books about his surroundings and the new continent. Christopher Columbus is said to be the first to explore this new continent. He was looking for a new route. Christopher Columbus realized that this new world was a separate continent on his third voyage in 1498 after he finally reached the mainland and cruised along the coast of South America, but then came to the conclusion that this continent wasn't connected to china and yet a separate continent in itself. Columbus was sailing for Spain because he couldn't gain support from Portugal. Columbus and his men landed on what is now Bahamas and called it San Salvador and

1492 is when European colonization began. A Spanish expedition sailed west to find a new trade route to the far east but instead landed in what the European referred to as the “New World”. This quest was led by Christopher Columbus. Spain was the sponsor of Columbus’s voyages, so they were the first European power to settle the largest areas, from the Caribbean and North America to the Southern tip of South America. The “Columbian Exchange” is known as the post-1492 era. A widespread exchange of Culture, plants, animals, human populations, ideas and diseases between Afro-Eurasian and the American hemispheres after Columbus’s voyage to the Americas. The founding of European Nations’ first colonies in the New World were the Spanish. The Spanish

The actions of competing European nations around the world which includes the exploits of Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus was born in the year of 1451. He was the son of Dominco Colombo and Susanna Fontanarossa. Christopher’s father was a weaver in Genoa and then owned a tavern when Christopher’s family moved to Savona. Christopher’s mother had three other children Bartolomeo, Giovanni Pellegrino and Giacomo, all of which were Christopher’s brothers. Christopher also had sister named Bianchinetta. Christopher’s family was not wealthy, therefore meaning Christopher didn’t have the best education. He made money in his early life by selling maps and charts. Christopher was 14 years old when he began working on ships. Christopher was largely self-taught through reading and attended Prince Henry's School of Navigation located in

The European conquest for establishing North American colonies began with various motivations, each dependent on different, and/or merging necessities: economics, the desire to flee negative societal aspects, and the search for religious freedoms. Originally discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492 in search for a trade route to Cathay (China), North America remained uninhabited, excluding the Native American establishments. Following this discovery, Spain –along with other European nations such as France, England, Sweden and the Netherlands– soon began the expedition to the new land with vast expectations. Driven by economic, societal, and religious purposes, the New World developed into a diversely structured colonial establishment

Christopher Columbus and his goalsCertainly, Columbus was a devout Catholic. He lived during the period of the great Spanish Inquisition, which led to the defeat of the Jews and Muslims. Perhaps he wanted to continue the Spanish legacy and spread the faith toward the west. However, personal ambitions may have also sparked Columbus's interest in finding a water route to the Indies. He asks for gold many times from the natives and searches all the islands in hopes of discovering more. He views the natives as a source of economical benefit, hoping to employ them for practical purposes. Even though there are not any indications of immense amounts of gold and spices in the New World, Columbus continues to ask for more Spanish support in order