The Role Of Christopher Columbus In The Americas

Throughout the course of time, men have always sought to uncover the unknown, to explore new regions, and discover new wealth. Similarly, European monarchs in the Age of Exploration shared the same motives when it came to such endeavours. Christopher Columbus, the renowned Genoese explorer, lacked financial sponsors when it came for his proposed expedition to find a short route to Asia. However, despite opposition and disapproval from the Talavera Commision, he eventually gained support in the court of King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella of Spain. Though what were their motives for hiring a foreigner instead of supporting a Spanish explorer? Like most causes for European exploration and eventual colonization, the Spanish monarchs hired Christopher Columbus for three reasons: God, glory, and gold.

School taught us about the infamous Christopher Columbus who was known as the hero who found the Americas in 1492, but is that the truth? Is Columbus really the hero that grade school portrayed him to be? Columbus was not. Columbus was a greedy man who destroyed an entire race of people with genocide just so only he could benefit and become a man of money and power.

12 October 1492- Columbus arrives in the Americas- Christopher Columbus had the support of King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I. Columbus set sail in April of 1492. It took him nearly six months for him to touch land. Although Columbus was not the first to actually discover the Americas, he has been given that credit despite there being evidence that Vikings actually discovered the Americas around 1000 AD. “Icelandic legends called sagas recounted Eriksson’s exploits in the New World around A.D. 1000. These Norse stories were spread by word of mouth before becoming recorded in the 12th and 13th centuries.” (History.com/Vikings) The significance of Columbus coming to America over the Vikings is that following the voyage of Columbus, is when settlers really began to start traveling to the Americas and “a new phase of civilization began.” (Reference.com)

The writer develops an effective argument that examines the three key factors (location, size, and material) a group or agency should consider in memorializing an event or person and in creating a monument in order to “effectively pay homage to deep sacrifice or honor moments of great achievement.” The sources selected illustrate a critical understanding of each source’s position, allowing the student to convincingly engage the sources to facilitate the student’s own argument.For example, in the first body paragraph, the student argues that it was a good decision to place the statue of Christopher Columbus in a serene location in order to invite reflection on the “important role Christopher Columbus had in American history” rather than “behind

Christopher Columbus came upon a large island while he was sailing the western region by the Atlantic Ocean that was later known as the Caribbean which was December 5, 1492. Columbus eventually settled on this island and claimed it for the Spanish Crown. In 1625, the French took control of what was called Saint-Domingue (Lawless,2018), then what we know today to be called Haiti was started in 1660. Once upon a time Haiti was one of the most wealthiest French colonies, they became so wealthy from the amount of sugar and coffee they produced. It was being sold everywhere, one of the most popular goods sold back then. When the French Revolution started in 1789, the people of Haiti began to rebel in 1791 which later came to Haiti becoming an independent

When Christopher Columbus first came to the Americas, his intent was to take ownership of the land. This endeavor was done for the king and queen of Spain which was granted because the universal laws of Western society of Christians. This was allowed through the religious based doctrine “Doctrine of Discovery”. Today, United States government still uses this Christian based doctrine to repudiate certain rights of Indigenous Peoples of the Americas. Therefore, in this paper I will highlight the following three main points; what the Doctrine of Discovery is, what have churches done to repudiate it, and my personal views on the Doctrine of Discovery.

• During a period beginning in the late 15th century, continuing all the way until the late 17th century the Americas experienced what may arguably be the most diverse and influential inhabitations of a continent. The changes and accomplishments were drastic and led to a feeling of a “new world.” There were many variables that affected the events in this period which can undeniably be tied to the future of the world. These variables are complex and difficult to understand, therefore, must by analyzed and compared to one another. To analyze and comprehend these similarities and differences appropriately, we must discuss three main topics associated with the four main groups attempting to inhabit the “New World”.

Around five hundred years ago, before people knew that land existed elsewhere, many Europeans traveled a route to the east. However, on that route were merchants would bring oriental luxuries proved to be one of the hardship journeys at the time, mainly because it was a long route. In that era, a discovery had been made where Greek and Roman text sparked an intellectual ingenuity. in addition, through scientific research many inventions had been made, some of which helped the Spanish colonized the Americas. For example, some began to believe that the earth was round and began to sail west with the help of compasses who were more accurate, instruments that would help them navigate and also "stronger, larger ships armed with cannons and capable of oceanic voyages"(p.17)

Christopher Columbus was born in 1451, in his childhood, Columbus is a boy has proved to be a sea charm and ambition want to become sailors. Columbus hired to work on a sailing ship in the convent and then the Columbus expedition begins. On day, in the early morning of October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus mariners stepped ashore an island in America, a land that no one known. This is a historic event, it was a prelude to understanding the New World, and led to the proliferation of western civilization on this continent. (Congress, 2010)

We were taught in school the saying, "In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue," to help us remember when Christopher Columbus "discovered" America. We learned the Spanish monarchy funded him and he set sail on the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria in hopes of finding a route to the riches that were in the west indies. He landed on an island, and this was how what we know as America was discovered and referenced as "the New World." We even have a day set aside here in the United States to celebrate his accomplishment. It is difficult to believe that growing up we were taught history that was so inaccurate. Who was first to come to what we now call the Americas? There are many theories from the

By and by this year many schools will delay to celebrate Christopher Columbus. Given all that we think about columbus' identity and what he propelled in the Americas, this needs to stop.

The Spanish Conquest is the name given to the event of the Spanish conquering the Americas. Christopher Columbus, son of two Italian weavers, discovered the Americas after he sought for a faster trading to Asia. He went back to the King and Queen, requesting people to colonise this ‘New World’.

Many people think of Christopher Columbus as the person who discovered the Americas. However, Leif Ericson, a Norseman or Viking, was the first European to see the Americas. Columbus was born to Domenico Colombo and Susanna Fontanarossa sometime between August 25 and October 31, 1451 in Italy near Genoa (Heat-Moon 4). “Columbus had four other siblings” (Phillips 64). Columbus’ childhood was a tough one, even though he had a great parental guidance. “Columbus grew up in a medieval world exhausted by war and bigotries, religious corruption and intolerance, a time of widespread spiritual dissolution and social pessimism, a continent deeply in need of a rebirth”(Heat-Moon 5). The era of which Columbus lived in was really in need of a make-over. The way people acted, their decisions, and the changes in their religion were not acceptable to any standard. That time period was very boring and depressing and it was difficult to be happy. “Christopher spent some of his early years at his father’s trade of weaving and later he became a sailor on the Mediterranean [Sea]” ("Christopher Columbus"). “By the time he was 31 or 32, Christopher had become a master mariner in the Portuguese Merchant Service” ("Christopher Columbus"). Later in life, Columbus had married Doña Felipa Perestrello o Moníz (Heat-Moon 7). After eight years of persistence and two rejections from Portugal, Columbus was granted the finance needed to complete the voyage from Spain ("Christopher Columbus"). He wanted

In the 1400’s the competition between European empires was at a high. Trying to find routes to Asia and the Indies was a big priority for these countries. These far, exotic lands carried gold, spices, and jewels that sold quite pricey and were highly demanded by the royals and the nobles. Many sailors at this time tried to find new routes to these places to get there faster, but Christopher Columbus had a completely new and perilous way to get to the East Indies. Christopher Columbus suffered many lengthy years trying to obtain approval of royals around Europe, but finally Spain agreed after being rejected once before by the Spanish. In 1492, Christopher Columbus made his first of many consequential voyages to the New World with the help

Spain’s maritime during the 15th century is one of the most well known of this time, with having the journeyman Christopher Columbus be one of the first to reach the Americas. However the Queen of Spain at the time initially did not want to pay for his exhibition, “In early 1492, the Spanish court informed Columbus that his mere presence in the kingdom was no longer welcome.” (Bernstein, pg.165) Which if it wasn’t for one of his supporters convincing the queen, “[…] that funding the voyage west was a low-cost proposition and that it carried the possibility of enormous gain.” (Bernstein, pg.165) Though some may demean Columbus’s travels and findings and say that what he did was not the truth, but, however his presence is strong in the history