...1. In Christopher Columbus’s extracts he is described as a hero for being the first to discover the “New Land” which to me, is very admirable. Christopher spent several years to get sponsored by the Queen of Spain to sponsor his first voyage with much hope and expectations for this journey. He set sail in 1492, finding the new land and meeting the “Indians” now known as, the Native Americans. Christopher brought a few men back from the New Land, receiving gifts such as, “balls of cotton thread…and many other things such as glass beads and hawk’s bells” (Columbus). Hopeful thinking for what else Christopher could discover with more time. Thus, becoming a true Hero. 2. Las Casas views about Christopher Columbus as a hero contradicted how Columbus...
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...Some of the problems often seen in the portrayal of the Age of Exploration include the false portrayal of famed explorers like Christopher Columbus and the exclusion of the achievements of other cultures and races. To prove this falsification, we have this quote, “Most textbooks note the increase in international trade and commerce, and some relate the rise of nation-states under monarchies. Otherwise, they do a poor job of describing the changes in Europe that led to the Age of Exploration.” (35). According to this quote, the portrayal of the origins of Age of Exploration is poorly described in many textbooks. Often textbooks miss out on important information crucial to our education of the past. Another example would be the quote “When textbooks...
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...i Consequences of Christopher Columbus' Discovery Christopher Columbus' arrival to the "New World" has incited one of the biggest controversies in the world. There are many conflicting opinions regarding people who praise Christopher Columbus' heroic achievements and those who consider him a genocidal adventurer. Does he truly deserve the federal holiday known as Columbus Day? Or should it be celebrated as Indigenous Peoples' Day instead? Given the facts that he caused the transatlantic slave exchange, committed various crimes, and introduced many diseases, it indicates that Christopher Columbus should not be considered or remembered as an American hero. 3. Christopher Columbus' accomplishments often overlook the other side of his story, the...
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...Jozy Martinez Mr. R Art History October 21,2014 Christopher Columbus Throughout history both men and women have brought changes all over this world, whether it was through revolution, discoveries, or simple changes in the way of life. One of these important people is Christopher Columbus. About five hundred years ago, the world was known to be flat, this was until Columbus came along. His main goal was to find a new way to get to Asia, instead he had discovered something even bigger than a new trade route, he discovered a whole new world. Although this might seem as though he was viewed as someone who helped benefit the world (a hero), Christopher Columbus can also be classified as a terrorist due to the way he treated the natives he found on his journey and how he took control of their natural resources. Christopher Columbus, the son of a poor wool merchant, was born in 1451 in Genoa (Italy). Columbus had worked for his father in his early years until he was a teenager. He had gotten a job on a merchant ship that traded their goods at various ports in the Mediterranean Sea. Between his voyages he studied both cartography (mapmaking) and geography. In the 1470’s, Columbus had travelled and live in Portugal. This was the greatest European seafaring center of the age, which meant that it was the center for explorers. During his stay in Portugal he studied mathematics, astronomy and navigation. Together with all his mastered skills he began to...
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...Christopher Columbus: Hero or Villain? Christopher Columbus was a villain because he took the lives of many natives, he was desperately in search of gold, and he believed in the subjugation of natives. When Christopher Columbus set out on his first voyage, he was on a search to find a direct water route from Europe to Asia in 1492, but instead found the Americas. When he reached the shores, he was meet by the natives inhabiting the land at the time and offered to trade with them. Columbus soon came to the conclusion that there was gold on this large piece of land, and longed to find it. Columbus began searching and only ceased when one of his ships crashed in Hispaniola. Columbus abandoned his men on the island of Hispaniola, telling them...
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...celebration of Christopher Columbus and his “discovery” of America, has been drilled into elementary students’ heads. As recently as this year, my 1st grader and kindergartner were told that Columbus was the first person to find the United States, and his story was somehow tied into a lesson about Thanksgiving. The reason I bring this up is to show that the myth of Christopher Columbus is still alive and well. Unfortunately, this also proves that many people in the United States don’t understand the true history of this country, or don’t care enough to learn about it. My opinion of Columbus Day is this; just because we’ve made a mistake in the past due to ignorance, doesn’t mean that we should continue to make the same mistake once we’ve learned of our transgressions....
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...HIST101: American History to 1877 Christopher Columbus also known as Cristoforo Colombo, famous for his voyage of 1492 was born sometime in 1451 (exact date not documented) on Genoese territory (present day Italy). He was the son of Susanna Fontanarosssa and Demenico Colombo, a middle class wool weaver. Christopher Columbus being the son of a wool weaver did not come from wealthy family and was limited on his choices of profession. He chose, at the age of fourteen, to take a job on board a ship from then on the sea was his life. [1] Sometime during his voyages Columbus began to believe he could reach the Indies (Asia) by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean completely avoiding the African continent. Based on the information observed and collected from his previous travels, he Columbus felt as if the Journey to Asia was not only shorter but also felt as if it would be easy. He presented his plan to officials in Portugal and England who both rejected him. [2] “Columbus then moved to Spain, winning the support of many influential people for his plan, and petitioned to Queen Isabella of Castile, Spain. Even though a Royal Commission there also rejected his plan, he tried again in 1492, and was given their consent. Ferdinand and Isabella, King and Queen, agreed to sponsor the expedition, under the terms that Columbus would become viceroy of all the lands located, and that he could keep a tenth of all valuables found.” [3] Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera...
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...Christopher Columbus Hero to Zero America. Land of the free and home of the brave. We as Americans are very proud of our accomplishments. One of the first things we learn as kids is the Pledge of Allegiance. Every morning we recite this poem celebrating America. We are so proud that we dedicate whole days to honor and celebrate our accomplishments. For example, Veterans Day honors veterans and victims of all wars. It also celebrates the end of WWI. Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors and celebrates one of the most powerful and influential civil rights leaders of all time. However, Columbus Day celebrates a murderer, rapist, self centered, slave owner. Why would we want to celebrate him? Columbus Day should not be celebrated because he created negative consequences that still exist to this day....
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...Columbus betrayed the Native Americans more than once; therefore, he should be remembered as a villain rather than a hero. Throughout his voyages, Columbus continually made selfish decisions that only benefitted himself. He viewed the natives as “slaves” and knew that their loyalty would greatly benefit him (Doc 2). Christopher Columbus saw people differently and would try to find their weakness as soon as possible so that he could get information that could help him learn more about where he was (Doc 3). This would give him an advantage to knowing more about the location they were at and it would make it easier on himself and harder on the natives. If we look deeper, Columbus had no mercy and would do a lot of things, whether it be killing...
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...Although some might say Christopher Columbus is a hero for discovering the Americas, he is truly a villain due to his enslavement of Natives and his commiting of mass genocide. During Columbus’ time in the Americas, he forcefully enslaved Native Americans in order to pursue selfish wants and Spanish building projects. When Columbus and his men first arrived in the new land, they quickly observed that “with fifty men [they] could subjugate them all and make them do whatever [they] wanted.” By determining that Columbus and his men were to enslave and “subjugate” the natives reveals they did not view these natives as human beings, just some objects they could use to get their work done. Meanwhile, in document 9, displays an on-hand view of what...
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...Christopher Columbus: The Original American Hero? Was Columbus a hero or a villain? Maybe it’s neither. Columbus was brave and daring, and did things that were important to world history. But he wasn’t heroic in the sense of displaying great moral qualities. Courage, while generally a good character trait, isn’t necessarily heroic or even highly honorable and praiseworthy unless it’s deployed in certain kinds of actions or causes. But he also wasn’t especially villainous in the sense of displaying particular evil qualities. His arrival in the Americas caused a great deal of death to American Indians, chiefly from disease. And it caused the subjugation and literal or virtual enslavement of the Indians. But this didn’t stem from Columbus’s being an unusually evil person. It stemmed from the brutality of the time, coupled with the contact between one culture that was much more powerful than another (and that carried many communicable diseases to which members of the other culture lacked resistance). I’m inclined to say that we shouldn’t celebrate Columbus Day, precisely because such national celebrations should be focused on honoring people who did things that were both especially important and especially honorable (such as veterans, President Washington, or Martin Luther King, Jr.) and not just on people who did things that were especially important. This might conceivably include not-necessarily-good people who did things that were unambiguously good. But European expansion...
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...We’re going to start off the video with Columbus asking Isabella and Ferdinand to fund the expedition then have the Pinta, Nina, and Santa Maria (August 3, 1492) with the 5 week trip and show us spotting land. Since Columbus believed in the small earth theory Columbus thought he was near japan and called the natives indians because India is what many europeans called Asia at the time (really called Taino) Columbus seeks gold jewelry and wandered around searching for a large amount of gold until the santa maria crashed into a reef in Hispaniola. Left 39 men behind to build a colony and sailed back to Spain. He brought stuffed animals, chili peppers, cotton, tobacco, and even kidnapped Tainos but not enough gold. So Ferdinand and Isabella equipped Columbus with 17 ships in...
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...Odyssey Argumentative Essay As Christopher Columbus once said, "By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination." The journey, and how those obstacles and distractions are overcome, is what holds the valuable life lessons that help us reach the destination. Ultimately, it is not the overall goal, but the decisions we make and the turns we take during the journey that help shape and define who we are as people. In Homer's The Odyssey, the theme of the epic is about how war can change a person. It is evident that the journey is more important than the goal to the development of Odysseus's character and the theme of the epic when Odysseus learns the importance of humility, the value...
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...They say a picture is worth a thousand words; but what if I told you what you know about the Spanish conquest based on these images are not entirely true. The artwork associated with the spanish conquest is surrounded by triumph and destruction. The image of thousands of soldiers rushing onto defenseless natives is one such aspects. The image of Conquistadors being wealthy and scholarly men is another untrue aspect. We’ll take a journey into the misconceptions associated with the Spanish Conquest. Background: The Spanish Conquest began in 1519, due to the Spanish Empire’s wanting to expand their empire. Years prior in 1492 the Spanish crown committed itself in the removal of Muslims from the Iberian peninsula, and the institutionalization...
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...them.” Washington Irving, a well-known short story author in the nineteenth century, spoke these words of wisdom. Washington Irving became famous in America for his fine works from The Specter Bridegroom to Rip Van Winkle to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. These satirical sketches are all based on the local areas in New York where Irving resided. His adventures through life spread the word of his writings and he became one of the first renowned short story writers in Europe. Washington Irving was born in New York, New York on April 3, 1783. His mother, Sarah, and father, William Irving, Sr., had eleven children including Washington. He was named after the United States first president, George Washington who was sought to be the greatest hero of all time to his parents. “… He attended the first presidential inauguration of his namesake in 1789” (Biography Channel). Irving was privately schooled and later went to study law in New York after his return from travelling Europe. In 1804 he travelled to France and Italy, while writing journals and letters. When he returned in 1805, Irving continued law school but did poorly for he barely passed the bar exam. (Biography Channel). After Irving finished his studies, he went on to write humorous essay with his older brother William Irving, Jr., and James Kirke Paulding. The Salamagundi papers published the essays in 1807 to 1808. Irving would often use pseudonyms or aliases such as Geoffry Crayon and Diedrich Knickerbocker. Irving...
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