Definitions Of Christopher Columbus

Hernan Cortes was a young man who dreamed of having his own fortune in the new world. When he was 19, he joined an expedition to Cuba and he realized that he could conquer new land. Years later, when he was all grown up, he was sent from Spain to conquer new land. He ended up landing in Mexico. He found new land for him to conquer and earn riches that he never dreamed of having in his life and

Christopher Columbus- A merchant 's clerk from the Italian city of Genoa, a part-time fabric weaver inherited from parents, and expert sailor who discovered the Americas.

     Francisco Pizarro was a conquistador born in Trujillo, Spain in about 1471. His father, Gonzalo Pizarro, was an infantry captain and he taught Francisco how to fight at an early age. Francisco Pizarro never learned to read and write but he was full of adventure.

First and foremost, Columbus’ experience was of high value to the Spanish monarchy. Despite initially following in the footsteps of his father as a member of the wool weaving industry, Columbus was quick to pick up mapmaking and sailing as studies (Mariners Museum). Columbus was on the sea even as a teen, joining expeditions through the Aegean and Mediterranean seas (Don Quijote). It was difficult to find such an experienced and educated seaman in contemporary Spain. Many of the future influential conquistadors had yet to be born; the oldest was Francisco Pizarro, and even he was only sixteen years of age when Columbus set sail in 1492. With experience being such a valuable commodity, it was difficult for the Spanish monarchy to justify allowing Columbus to simply offer his skills to another country. Columbus’

1. Renaissance - A period between the 14th to 15th century known as the “rebirth” of Europe. Europeans felt the need to explore and become successful. Sig. : 1. Created the printing press, which helped the people become more educated and learn new knowledge.

1. Conquistador: It is the Spanish word corresponding to explorer or conqueror. It refers to the Spanish explorers who conquered new territories, especially the Americas, in the name of Spain. Examples of conquistadores were Hernando Cortes, who defeated the Aztec Empire and conquered Mexico in the early 16th century, and Francisco Pizarro, who triumphed over the Inca Empire.

It must also be pointed out here that who was funding the early explorations and settlements played a role in the type of frontier that was created. In the case of the English, it was the joint stock company. The sole purpose of such a company was to make money and this impacted the style of settlement to a great degree. In contrast, the Spanish and French were financed by their respective crowns and although still in it to make money, the idea of conversion seems to play a much bigger role in their colonizing efforts. Another key ingredient in the creation of a "frontier of exclusion" is demonstrated by the way in which the English viewed the Indians as a people. Many of the English perceived a huge culture gap that saw the Indian as a savage and inferior race. The Indian male especially was seen as lazy and one that shirked his responsibility of providing for his family. Sexual relations between the two groups was minimal "partly because of English squeamishness about women of another culture..." The only way in which the Indian might have a part in the English way of life was through the fur trade, where they could act as trapper and hunter. But, keep in mind that the fur

The Inca Empire began in 1438 and was conquered in 1532. After the death of Huayna Capac, civil war erupted between his two sons over the succession of the throne. Eventually Atahualpa imprisoned his brother and consolidated his rule in Cuzco. Francisco Pizarro came face to face with each other. Atahualpa didn’t want a battle, however, they each had different worldviews. “In a surprise attack, the Spanish, with far superior weapons and the benefit of surprise, slaughtered the Inca entourage, captured Atahualpa, and held the Inca ruler hostage” (Seaman, R., 2014). After this, the Incas tried to resist, they Spanish were to strong and the Inca empire died out after the last Inca ruler, Tupac Amaru was captured and executed.

Conquistadores-A) Spanish conquerors who spread across the Americas in search of God, gold, and glory.

Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro were explorers from Spain that sailed to the Americas and made many interesting voyages.They both faced separate challenges and difficulties along the way. During their difficulties Cortes and Pizarro acquired allies to help them on their expeditions. Cortez and Pizarro were both very fierce and conquered many areas.

Hernando Cortes was one of the bravest military leaders of all time. Born in Medellin, Spain, he was a Spanish Conquistador who conquered most of Central America. He also gave Spain three-hundred years of control over Mexico. Cortes started exploring in the early 1500’s. He explored to find riches and conquered by being observant of the natives. With a small army, he conquered the Aztec Empire. Cortes went to the university in Salamanca, Spain. He attended the university to study Latin and Law. Unfortunately, Cortes completed only two years of school. He returned to his family in Medellin, Spain. However, life became boring for him. Nevertheless, Christopher Columbus inspired Cortes to explore the New World. Finally, Cortes was able to

Cortés conquered the Aztec Empire in present-day Mexico. He was a hard work-restless man in Spain who was anxious for a life of adventure. So when he was 18 , he hopped on a ship & traveled to the new world. In 1511 , he joined an expedition runned by a man name Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar. So when another conquistador, Juan de Grijalva , established a new colony on the mainland in early 1518, Cortés decided to take advantage. Cortes was appointed to the lead the expedition. Cortés sailed for the eastern shore of Mexico and arrived at Veracruz in July, 1519. As he approached the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, Cortés made alliances with other native people who had either been conquered by the Aztecs or was at war with them.

The conquerors introduced the encomienda system, which put Native Americans to work at forced labor on great agricultural estates. Thousands died of European diseases and many others fled the land of their ancestors, causing the population to drop rapidly. Today about 8 million descendants of the Incas inhabit the lands of the former empire, speaking the Quechuan language and following many of the ancient Inca beliefs and customs.

Francisco used some of the same ideas as Cortes, he also kidnapped the Inca leader, executed him, and then took over Cuzco.

When Columbus arrived to the Americas in 1492 and discovered the so-called “new world”, Spain transformed it roots of a country in debt into a massive empire of hunter of the resources that the new world had. With Hernando, Cortes’ conquest of the Mexica and Fernando Pizarro’s conquest of the Incas Spain’s eyes turned to the Atlantic direction. Spain began to send conquistadors to the land of “resources” to obtain all the resources possible. Peru as Mexico did become viceroyalty, a region control by the direct representative of the king, a viceroy. Viceroyalty were the places where Spain displaced most of it attention because those places provided the material such as Gold, silver, iron, corn, potatoes, and many more, which they were more interesting in. These specific places provided Spain with the capital that Spaniards needed in order to achieved a status within the Spanish society.