Magellan's Failure

Magellan was given credit for being the first to travelling around the world. He had begun his voyage on September 20th, 1519. Magellan was fascinated and determined by the idea of finding the Spice Island. Magellan had done many minor explorations before. The exploration of Columbus gave him the idea of a successful expedition to The Caribbean. Magellan had asked the Portuguese king to support his expedition but the king had denied his offer. So he went to Spanish Royalty to ask for help which was granted. The Spanish King agreed to give an armada of five ships. Magellan should have been defended because he is determined, he has good navigation skills and he was religious.

The not singular but twice repeated mutiny shows the bad captainship of Magellan. In agreement, Document B describes that, “Many of the men—resentful of this cut and fearing that Magellan might lead them to their death—began to demand that the fleet return to Spain. Magellan refused, and the growing discontent eventually led to the mutiny...” (Document B) The act of mutiny shows extreme discontent with a captain, and is reasonable in this case. If the captain is this troublesome, it is not essential that he is saved. Accordingly, Document C submits to the notion that, “The trip through the strait took 38 days, during which time one of the ships, the San Antonio, deserted the fleet and returned to Spain.” (Document C) This excerpt show further discontent with the captain. If the captain’s value is questioned more than once, a decision to label his unworthiness is clear. Furthermore, Document A

But the way he led the way was ruthless. According to the “ Genoese Pilot” journal, he writes about the mutinies that broke out, the pilot writes Magellan's Orders “ Gaspar De Quesada to be decapitated and quartered;... one of those who led the mutiny”(Genoese Pilot, 1520). Magellan's example sets an example of the crew members that he does not care. So why wouldn't the crew members not find a chance to kill him.

One of the main reasons that the Spanish Crown funded Columbus’ voyage to find the new trade route was King

Christopher Columbus was an explorer that discovered new land. His goal was to find a new trade route to Asia. Columbus had to find someone to pay for his trip. He asked many Kings and Queens finally, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain paid for his trip. Columbus set sail towards Asia and landed in the present day country of the Bahamas. Columbus discovered new land for the Europeans and many celebrate him for the discovery. In recent years, some question how good of a person Columbus was. Christopher Columbus is not a good leader because of the poor choices he made.

The cold, stormy night was all too familiar to the English. A devious plan by Spain's king, Philip II, was being formed to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I of England and rid the world of the English "heretics."1 It was a story of deception, false judgments, and poor planning. What was one king's dream turned into his country's nightmare. While the Spanish had bad leaders, the English had good ones. The Spanish had bigger, but slower ships, while the English had smaller and faster ships. The English knew the weather conditions and how to prepare for them, while the Spanish thought it would not be a problem. The English entered the battle in a calm manner, while the Spanish were overconfident. All of these

On May in 1486 almost a year after Columbus had enter Spain, he was finally allowed to meet with the queen who is said to be known for her great judgment in choosing the right man for the right job. The queen turned down Christopher’s proposals several times before giving it any true thought. The queen sent out her confessor to examine the great project to see if it was feasible. For the next six months Columbus lived the worst days of his life. Christopher was subjected to continuous prejudice even though he knew his great project would open new pathways to maritime achievement and opportunity, but still the public viewed his revolutionary planes as a crackpot idea. Very few of the queen’s staff were in favor of the great quest except for one, Diego de Deza who granted Columbus 12,000 maravedis a year, which was about $83 in gold. It was enough to support a man like Columbus. Columbus had simple tastes.

Christopher Columbus was a well-known traveler who originated from Italy. Christopher Columbus had a legacy that was troubled with disagreements for reason of his treatment towards the native population. His journeys encouraged mass amount of Europeans to obtain interest in taking over the Americas. Throughout his letter written to Sant’ Angel, Columbus explains his emotion in being very satisfied with the results he has revised throughout his first voyage. Christopher Columbus then goes into detail concerning his appreciation to the royal King and Queen, Ferdinand and Isabella as he mentions, “I passed over the Indies with the fleet which the most illustrious King and Queen, our lords, gave to me” (Columbus 8). Christopher Columbus creates a powerful image for the King and Queen because he trusts that the maintenance of Ferdinand and Isabella throughout his journey was an incredible aspect that resulted in his spectacular accomplishment.

Magellan was a better captain as a result of the difficulty of his journey and his navigational skills.

Ferdinand Magellan is the son of Portuguese nobility and a student of cartography and astronomy. Magellan had a goal to discover a western sea route through the Americans that led to the Spice Islands. Throughout this voyage Magellan wanted more such as his own fleet which was refused to be given by the King of Portugal. Instead, the Spanish king provided an armada or fleet or ships of five. Magellan employed a group of men in their teenage years and twenties which later staged a mutiny.

Columbus’ vision to reach Asia by sailing west was rejected a number of times by the King of Portugal, James II – and at first was equally rejected by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. These rejections were decisions derived from recommendations made by royal “scientific” committees. Each of these committees deemed that Columbus had grossly underestimated the distance and time in voyaging west to reach the Asian continent. It was Ferdinand who recalled Columbus to the royal court of Spain, and upon “political” reconsideration with his wife Queen Isabella – the Royals eventually agreed to finance the exploration dream of Christopher Columbus (Kreis).

1.) There are a lot of reasons why Christopher Columbus was a great leader and in this journal it shows many examples. For instance Christopher Columbus is very loyal to his king back in his homeland has he always says he will return to his highness and tell his ability with all of his discoveries. Also he is a hero because the islands he came across he let natives sail with him and he gave them hope which he does through god and Christian belief, and he doesn’t force them to anything he gives natives gifts therefore earning their trust and then he gets a helping hand from them. He also explains how people from differently lands believed him and his men to be “Men’s from the heavens” which explains their loyalty and helpfulness natives saw in Columbus.

Columbus decided that he should start converting Indians to Christianity on his third voyage. He also had his authority of governing taken away by the crown. So when he went to the colony the new governor arrest him and sent him back to Spain. Columbus had a fourth voyage. He was assigned the task of finding a sea route to Asia. He believed that with his new knowledge of the Indies, he could find the Asian continent. Columbus failed once again. All of Columbus’ documents show us that he failed at his tasks but brought Europeans to the Americas.

His mission was to explore unknown areas west of the Caribbean still trying to find a shortcut to Asia. He took four ships for the journey, Capitana, Gallega, Vizcaina and Santiago de Palos. After being arrested, he was no longer allowed in back Hispaniola. The settlers still remembered his cruel ways. The governor of Hispaniola was sending a fleet back to Spain of 28 ships. Columbus warned him about an approaching hurricane, but he did not listen. Only 4 ships survived the storm. Columbus explored parts of Central America, but weather conditions and termites destroyed parts of the ships. Columbus and the men were stranded for about a year in Jamaica before someone rescued them. The crew did all they could to survive in the meantime. They used remaining parts of the ships to build shelter and made peace with the natives that would bring them food. They returned to Spain late 1504. At the time of their return Columbus was devastated to find out that Queen Isabella was ill and dying. He knew that without her, he would not be able to travel again. Columbus was advanced in age and died in 1506 in

Only one ship made it back to Spain, making it the first voyage around the