Where Would We Be Without Them?

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.

Vasco Da Gama was a Portuguese explorer and the first person to reach India by sea. Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, he was determined to find a water route to Asia, but he never did. He accidentally stumbled upon the Americas. Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer, known for being the first person to circumnavigate the planet Earth.

1519: a Spanish armada of five ships set sail that would soon be the first to circumnavigate the globe. Their captain, a Portuguese noble, was an accomplished student of cartography and astronomy. Europe’s cravings for spices sent Columbus to Asia, and into the barrier that was the Americas. Magellan’s expedition sought to find a way through, on a mission to bring a new trade route and immense wealth to Spain. Through the crew’s starvation, two mutinies against him, and his harsh personality and lack of accomplishment, Magellan proved his life was not worth saving.

Although some scholars believe magellan was good, I think he is a very bad person. Magellan went all around the world, but did not make it back. He had a big battle and thought he was going to win, but he did not, he was attacked. Magellan was trying turn all the people into christian’s but it did not work. Magellan is not worth defending. This article is talking about how bad Magellan really is, he is a very bad person.

One fact is when Ferdinand Magellan was twelve years old, his brother and him traveled to Lisbon to serve as a page in Queen Leonora’s court. Magellan explored in Spain on the Victoria, the San Antonio, the Santiago, and the Conception. Furthermore, the king of Portugal refused to support Magellan’s journey, so Magellan had to ask the king of Spain. He agreed to support the voyage. As a result, he served for Spain and not his home country of Portugal. The last event I’m going to share with you is the saddest, while on his journey he stopped on an island and made friends with the tribe that lived there’s leader. Since he was great friends with the tribe master, he supported the tribe in a battle against another island’s tribe. Sadly, during the battle, Magellan was killed a member of the enemy tribe on April 27, 1521. His life events have helped support the idea that Ferdinand Magellan is actually the most interesting explorer

The 15th century marks the start of a revolutionary time for Europe. As the European nations began to try to stabilize themselves by building up their economies, governments, and societies a phase of new religions and the conflict that would come from them would occur, thereby altering Europe and the lives of all its people. But, the period of greatest success, wealth, and expansion of knowledge, truly stems from the Age of Exploration. Which reached its pinnacle in 1492. The year 1492 best represents the greatest turning point in European History from the 15th - 17th centuries because, the revolutionary expansion into the rest of the world and the vast change brought about from New World discoveries implemented into Old World lifestyles,

Little may one know about Christopher Columbus, other than the fact that “Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492”. Even though he was claimed to have discovered the Americas, he was never the first to arrive there because (according to historians) the Vikings were there first. But, his discovery led other people in Europe know about the Americas therefore changing the world. Columbus shaped the world as we know it today.

There have been a great number of ways in which the lives of many different cultures have been affected between the years 1492 and the early 1700s. It is widely understood that Christopher Columbus stumbled upon the Americas in 1492 during his worldly expedition, which lead to historical events such as the rise of Jamestown in 1602. During this moment in history, both the European and Native American cultures experienced significant changes.

Over the course of America’s history, audacious explorers from Europe sought to make an impact through setting colonies in the Americas during the 1500-1700s. The duration in which Europeans explored their outside world is referred to as the Age of Exploration. Despite the dangers, such as storms, no GPS, being lost, and diseases like scurvy, the motivation behind this era could be stated in three simple words: gold, glory, and God. The long lasting effects of the fifteenth and seventh century include contentious disputes, essentially, who truly discovered the New World, was Spain explorer Christopher Columbus an overrated American hero, or a conqueror regardless? These particular controversies are each primary components of the overall bewilderment, if the changes that occurred in the Americas a result of European exploration either had a positive or negative influence on the Americas. Although the impact on the Americas was both beneficial and negative, the negatives outweigh the positives. The escalation of diseases, servitude, and abuse of the Natives arrived from the events such as the Colombian Exchange, Middle Passage, as well as forced Christianity in the form of the Requirement.

Magellan voyage was perilous and led to his death having got caught up in a local dispute in the Philippines, his remaining crew decided against returning by the same route and opted for taking the better known but risky Portuguese guarded route around Africa. This gave Magellan his title as being the first man to circumnavigate the globe, and revolutionised cartography so that maps fell more in line with those of today

During the 16th and 18th century many events occurred such as,”the town of Boston being founded in 1632”. Later,”Roger Williams arrives in what today is Rhode Island, where he is to establish a settlement with twelve "loving friends and neighbors” in 1636.” ( Timeline). All these events added to the idea that the explorers were more important than the scientific revolution and the reformation. Thus, the most important period for me was the explorers because without them we would not have some of the things we have today because they found the New World we use today and without them we would not have had the triangle trade.

Introduction: Christopher Columbus explored America on accident. He sailed the ocean in 1492. Claim: Christopher Columbus was admired because he started Globalization, he explored America, and he sparked new ideas. Reason 1: Christopher Columbus started globalization. Evidence 1: Christopher Columbus started the Columbian exchange which is people trading things that they wanted but did not have, so they traded people that have what they wanted (CLCweb).

During Magellan's expedition, many unconventional things had occurred, but he still occurred, but he still continued. They had lost two ships and 27 men. Some of his own officers revolted against him. He worked with his problems and kept moving forward. These are the following reasons to why Magellan is more of a hero than a villain, because of his perseverance and problem-solving

In the year of 1451 a protégé was born. His name was Christopher Columbus and he was born in Genoa, Italy. In his adulthood, he was known all over the world as the best explorer and navigator. He had numerous discoveries in his lifetime and was fancied by many rulers who sought what he sought. However, he had very high demands on what he would receive if sponsored, so many foreign rulers rejected him and his demands. He was a Catholic and this stood out to Queen Isabella because she wanted to spread Catholicism to non-believers. This gave Columbus a better standing with the queen. In Spain, a new federal power was beginning to drive the Moors out of the Iberian Peninsula and this would increase the availability of resources to the monarchs on this land. This involved the king and it pushed him towards sponsoring Columbus because he was so familiar with the land. They soon agreed with all of Columbus’ claims and sponsored his voyage in search of a water route from Europe to the East Indies. Columbus was foreign to the country of Spain, so this leaves people to wonder why would Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand sponsor a foreign explorer for such an important voyage?

In 1519, with a fleet of five ships, Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese-born Spanish explorer, and his crew set sail on a trip to circumnavigate the world in search of fame and fortune. Only one ship, the Victoria, and 18 of 270 men returned from the voyage excluding Magellan who was killed in battle. The rest of the ships including the Trinidad, Magellan's flagship, were destroyed. Ferdinand Magellan and his crew are some of the first people to circumnavigate the Earth and prove that is is possible to do so. He and his crew also proved that the world is much larger than originally thought.