Ferdinand II

In the film, 1492: The Conquest of Paradise, Christopher Columbus embarked on a journey to cross the sea in search of honor, gold, and the greater glory of god. At the University of Salamanca, Columbus had lost the respect of the commissioners, who disproved all of his works. While Columbus was searching for maps, he encountered a seaman named Martín Alonso Pinzón. Pinzón claimed that he had a friend named Santangel, who was a banker who the Queen owed money to. From this connection, Columbus later

After pushing back the Moors after nearly 700 years, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella finally established a firm set of laws and a government. They started with the inquisition act and ordered all arabs or jews to either leave Spain or accept Christianity. As time passed by many of the Jews and Muslims were faking their change to Christianity. So to prevent that King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella asked the pope, if it would be ok to get rid of them by the inquisition and he agreed to that. Several

the route was too long and arduous, and encounters with hostile armies were difficult to avoid but he had a different idea. (History) Columbus wanted fame and fortune. Rejected by the Portuguese king for a three ships voyage of discovery. He ask Ferdinand and Isabella and they wanted the same. On August 3, 1492, Columbus assumed,

somebody like Ferdinand Magellan(spanish explorer of the time)?” Well, the answer is actually quite simple. For one thing, he was not a spaniard but promised to go in Spain’s name. This is important because before Columbus, Spain had not sent out explorers(other wise known as Conquistadors) to other areas. So if something were to go wrong, say if he was abducted by the Asians and held for ransom, the Spanish would not have as much of a problem with leaving him there. since King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

explorer. Columbus's Four transatlantic voyages paved the way for the age European Exploration which occurred in the fifteenth Century. Although Columbus originated from Italian origins, his voyages were funded by the United Spanish Monarchy. King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile reigned over the land that would become Spain. Their union , in 1469, aided the creation of a unified Spain. Columbus’s dedication to his career and knowledge about his goal made him an appealing candidate

Monarchs, King Ferdinand, and Queen Isabella with the proposition of a faster trade route to the Asia with their fabled gold and spice islands. Christopher Columbus the extremely determined explorer had the plan to sail for Spain and for the people in search of a route. Columbus peaked the curiosity of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella with this proposition despite being refused the first time the Spanish Monarchs kept a retainer for Columbus to keep in contact. When King Ferdinand agreed to this

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? Since Columbus was not from Spain he was considered a foreign explorer. A monarch from another country would only want a foreign explorer if they had expertise in their field of voyaging

published a book titled “The Book of Prophecies”. Said to be a Christian, Columbus based his travels on information from the Bible. The goal of his voyages was to find a shorter trade route to India. He instead found the Americas. Funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, his voyages lasted from 1492-1504. The Portuguese rejected his proposed voyages because ,they were looking for someone to sail eastward, and to Africa. Columbus was an Italian explorer but funded by Spain. This is a working relationship

Enrique was worried about. After Alfanso (Isabella’s brother) died, Enrique kept trying to send Isabella away or marry her off, but they ended up signing a treaty that Isabella would no longer be forced to marry anyone she does not agree to. When Ferdinand ll of Aragon proposed that they

Columbus and Cortez believed the Spanish cause is worthy and all of their actions were justified, De Las Casas also did believe the Spanish cause was worth but to some extent. Columbus stated “their Highnesses can see that I will give them as much gold as they require, if they will render me some very slight assistance; also I will give them all the spices and cotton they want … I should have done much more if the ships had been reasonably serviceable, but this is enough” (Columbus,122). Columbus