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In the film, 1492: The Conquest of Paradise, Christopher Columbus embarked on a journey to cross the sea in search of honor, gold, and the greater glory of god. At the University of Salamanca, Columbus had lost the respect of the commissioners, who disproved all of his works. While Columbus was searching for maps, he encountered a seaman named Martín Alonso Pinzón. Pinzón claimed that he had a friend named Santangel, who was a banker who the Queen owed money to. From this connection, Columbus later met with Queen Isabella I, who gave him his ships and supplies for his voyage. She also claimed that if Columbus discovered gold in the West, he would be renamed "Don Christopher Columbus," and would have permission to govern the distant lands. Christopher Columbus left Spain …show more content…

When they reached the island, all of the Spaniards were dead. Although Moxica wanted to destroy the native population, Columbus only wanted peace with the islanders. When the natives were asked to obtain gold, one native said that he could not find any. Moxica used brutal force and cut his arm off. Moxica later committed suicide after outbreak arose between Natives and Spaniards. Brother Buyl, a clergy man on the island, went back to Spain and reported Columbus for execution and cruelty. The Queen's treasurer, Sanchez, sent Don Francisco de Bobadilla to become to governor of the newly discovered islands. Once Francisco was on the island, he informed Columbus that Vespucci had found the mainland. After Columbus reached Spain, he was put into prison for cruelty and execution to Spaniards on the island. Queen Isabella released him from jail and gave him permission to undergo another voyage. But, Columbus was devastated because he did not receive recognition for finding the West Indies, due to Amerigo Vespucci's later discovery of the

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