Was Magellan Worth Defending

Magellan’s main goal was to reach the Spice Islands by crossing the Pacific Ocean. While in the Philippines, “Magellan had his right leg pierced by a poisonous arrow, on which he gave orders to retreat by degrees” ( Doc E). This document was written by a crew member named Antonio Pigafetta who was a passenger in this expedition. Antonio was an eyewitness to the incidents that had occurred during that time. Pigafetta had a great admiration for Magellan for his determination and courage. Pigafetta was one of the six or eight crew members who fought along with

Moreover, Document D also puts forth that, “Besides the above-named evils, this misfortune I will mention was the worst, it was that the upper and lower gums of most of our men grew [swelled] so much that they could not, eat, and in this way so many suffered, that nineteen died.” (Document D) This further shows the unnecessary suffering that befell the crew. The crew had no sane motive to save their captain’s life, who oversaw their death. Magellan’s ill-preparedness and overly-harsh personality led to him starving the crew.

Christopher Columbus did not do a single good action in any of his four voyages in the late 1400's. Christopher Columbus was not the founder of the Americas we live in today because he did not discover it, even if he did there were already the natives who inhabited the land. It was just luck that he discovered the Americas, because he wasn’t even coming here, he got here because his ships went the wrong way and “Oh Surprise!” “We got something here to bring to Spain”

Christopher Columbus, explorer for Spain, is he a hero or a villain? Columbus started a new age of exploration when he set sail in 1492. He asked many leaders if he could sail for them, but they said no and that they were happy with the way things were. He sailed west for the Indies, but found America instead. Columbus should not be judged by today’s standards, he is hero and should be treated as one.

Magellan went way farther than Zheng He did and he only went one time while Zheng He went multiple times. Magellan went farther than Zheng He with far fewer ships and fewer men. Zheng He was very good at getting where he was going because of a number of times he went, but Magellan had great navigational skills when going around the world. In Document G, it shows a map with the route of Magellan’s journey and the exact path he took in his attempt to make it all the way around the world. How far he went shows how much skill he had and shows how much he had prepared and planned for the voyage. Not only did he have amazing navigational skills, but he was great in predicting the length of bodies of land. Document I states, “Magellan's extraordinary skill as a good strategist proved to be the decisive factor in negotiating the entire length of the Dragon’s

It’s is impossible to deny, that throughout history, there have been many arguments claiming Columbus to be a hero. Document 6, an excerpt of John Barlow’s, The Vision Of Columbus, called him, “This extraordinary man, who… appears to have united his character in every trait, and to have possessed every talent…”, and Document 11, the last

Was Christopher Columbus really a hero? Christopher Columbus was a villain as he was greedy, he enslaved and maimed countless people, and finally he was a criminal and was charged with multiple crimes by the spanish. With the reasons given, Christopher Columbus might have been a hero to few, but he was a villain to the rest. Christopher Columbus was, simply put, a bad guy.

So some of you might not know but Christopher Columbus was really greaty.All he wanted was gold and treasures nothing else he did what he could just for treasures.Also he want to be governor of a state or country now that is a really greedy person.Another thing about Columbus he wanted 10% of the wealth they found on the trip.That means Spain gets most of it columbus got 10% that means the crew members wouldn't get a lot to support their family.Lastly he poison crew members because the took a little gold!!That is mean because they do all this stuff for him and then he stabs them in the back like that.This kind of stuff is just some of the ways how Christopher is not a hero.

Christopher Columbus is acknowledged for discovering the Americas, but he is also recognized for his actions towards the indigenous people. As a result of these actions, Columbus has been criticized by many. It’s no doubt that these disapprovals and judgments are valid, however, Columbus did have reasonings behind his motivations. (Add reasonings)

He had three ships and left from spain/ He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain.”

Columbus could be considered a hero for some of the things he has done. It does take bravery to get on a ship and sail into the sea. He could have died at sea because their knowledge of mapping wasn’t nearly as advanced as it is today. When he got to America, he was welcomed by the natives.

Most people would agree that Christopher Columbus was a courageous man. He sailed across unknown seas on four different occasions, used extraordinary navigational skills, and opened up the western hemisphere to exploration that created what is known today as the modern world. He was considered the greatest navigator of his time and he trained other navy captains who sailed for Spain. He had a firm belief in god and with that belief enjoyed the beauty of the coastlines that he explored. Many people praised Columbus because he “carried Christian civilization across the ocean.” There was ample evidence to show Columbus’s heroic exploits. However, historians have a more complete story to tell about Christopher Columbus. His explorations caused millions of deaths, destroyed countless cultures, added to the spread of slavery and treated the subjects he conquered with violence and cruelty. As a result the negative outweighs the positive. Columbus was not a hero. He was a villain.

Also in Over the edge of the world by Laurence Bergreen, “He ordered lookouts scrambling to the highest perch on the ship, where they could see the waterways and obstacles that lay ahead.” Also he tasted the water in order to navigate. If the water got fresher then he was coming in the land, and as it was getting saltier they were heading to the pacific through the Strait of Magellan. This is a unique talent that only special navigators have. He is one of the greatest navigators of all

Magellan wanted to find the spices and the spices were more than gold. Is Magellan worth defending? Magellan was worth defending because as it states in document B he gave his crew a chance. In document B the crew did something wrong he gave them a chance. he had a little concern for his crew.

The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 stated that all undiscovered territories east of the demarcation line were given to Portugal and all territories west of the line were given to Spain. For three years Magellan studied the most recent navigation charts. His belief was that he could find a much shorter route to the Spice Islands by sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, around South America and across the Pacific. Such a voyage would give the Spanish access to the goods of the Spice Islands without having to travel across Portuguese territory, therefore increasing the trade in Spain. With the consent of the Spanish king, Charles the V, he set out with a fleet of five fully supplied