Christopher Columbus
Hello everyone! Today I will be talking to you about an explorer named Christopher Columbus. Let me start by telling you about his background. Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator and colonizer. He was born in October and in the year of 1451.He was born in Genoa, Italy. His Italian name was Cristoforo Colombo. He was the son of Domenica and Susanna Fontanorossa. His wife’s name was Filpa Moniz Perestrolo. He had 4 siblings. Their names were Bartholomew, Giovanni, Bianchinetta and Giacomo. He had 2 sons. Their names were Ferdinand and Diego.
His first voyage took place in August 3rd 1492; Columbus sailed from Palos de la France with 3 ships. The Santa Maria and 2 caravel ships. Columbus sailed to the Canary Islands. He discovered America in this voyage. After that, he departed from San Sebastian la Gomera on 6th September which turned out to be a five week voyage across the ocean. Rodrigo de Tirana, spotted land at 2 in the morning at 12 October and immediately told all the crew members with a shout. Columbus Thereupon, the captain of the Pinta, verified the discovery and alerted Columbus by firing a Lombard Columbus later maintained that he himself had already seen a light on the land a few hours earlier, thereby claiming for himself the lifetime pension promised by Ferdinand and Isabella to the first person to sight land. Columbus called the land in what is now the Bahamas, San Salvador and the natives called it Guanahani.
Columbus left the port of Cadiz on September 24th 1493. He went with 15 ships and took 1200 men with him and the supplies to establish
For generations Christopher Columbus was hailed as the discoverer of the Americas. In recent years, some have downplayed this discovery. After all, the Native Americans, Aztec and Mayans had all been living in the Americas and did not want or need to be discovered. Furthermore, it's clear that the Vikings had visited the far northern part of America. Despite these questions, Columbus' accidental discovery of the Americas changed world history. Columbus' willingness and ability to sail so far into…
country, in every district in the world, the name Christopher Columbus is known and recognized amongst many. Many view him as an outstanding navigator and explorer while others tend to look at him as a terminator and destroyer. Columbus is supposedly one of the most biographical man in the fifteenth Christopher Columbus Century and onwards. It can be said also that Columbus was an adventurer classified as a modern man. “Christopher Columbus belonged to an age that was past, yet he became…
12.01.10 Eng 24- D18D Fall semester Exposing Christopher Columbus Have you wondered how Christopher Columbus became so popular? Or maybe challenged what you know about him? Well if not I have, after reading “LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME” by JAMES W. LOEW I felt like my views of a hero were based on lies of omission. I felt growing up when teachers taught student from the textbook they made us believe that Christopher Columbus was a well rounded, respectable Hero but now that I am older…
Christopher Columbus’ reasoning behind his expedition to North America as we now know it has a deeper, more selfish meaning than what he would have us believe. He spends the beginning third of his letter affirming the value of continuing the venture into “the Indies”, speaking of gold bearing rivers, simple Indians willing to trade gold for tidbits of leather, fertile soil, and God’s spirit willing them to take it all. He also began to do something strategic that would force some level of commitment…
Christopher Columbus was the first man who thought that the earth was round. So Spain believed him and funded his voyage west. This all happened in 1492. Many people think Columbus is a hero; but in reality he is a villain. Christopher Columbus is a villain because he brought diseases to Hispaniola, and took Taino as slaves. To begin, Christopher Columbus is a villain because he killed a lot of people. To demonstrate, on document #3, Zinn says “By…
Miranda Downs Week 4 Essay In 1492, Columbus Sailed The Ocean Blue August 3, 1492, Columbus sailed from port of Palos, Spain, with three ships, one larger ship, Santa María, nicknamed Gallega (the Gallician), and two smaller vessels, Santa Clara, nicknamed Niña (the Girl), and the Pinta (the Painted). As it is so often stated, the rest is history. For centuries, the history books have lead many people to believe the misconception that Columbus was America’s great discoverer. Unfortunately, this…
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus got his first look at the Atlantic ocean when he was working as a sailor on a commercial vessels. When he was young he spent most of his time learning to sail and make maps. By 1477 he was working in Portugal and later joined the Portuguese merchant fleet. When Columbus worked as a merchant sailor Portugal was trying to find an eastern route to Asia because the route around Africa was taking too long. Columbus thought it would be quicker to sail west…
Part A. One story that is taught to us from the time we are little till even now, as young adults, is the story of Christopher Columbus, sailing the ocean blue. Our hero, our lionhearted victor who discovered our country, our home. We would sing songs when we were in kindergarten, put on plays to show how Columbus valiantly fought to secure our land. Sure a few natives died, but what was a few deaths of people whom which we don’t even know compared to the security of a land of plenty for us to…
Christopher Columbus’s Voyage to the America’s Daisha Madden December 4, 2014 Mr. Basoco Word Count: Cristóbal Calón better yet know as Christopher Columbus was born October 30, 1451. He was born in the Republic of Genoa, which is today a part of Italy. He was born to the parts of Domenico Colombo, who was a wool-weaver, and Susanna Fontanarossa. Not much information was given on Christopher Columbus’s childhood but it is evident that he grew up very educated and had great parents and a good…
Christopher Columbus was a Genoese navigator and organized various expeditions. He began to sail in trading trips. He gained knowledge of navigation and observed the trades in Gold and slaves during these trips. In the 15th century several European nations sponsored expeditions in the hope to find wealth and undiscovered lands. The route to Asia from Europe by land was long and difficult; it was often accompanied by encounters with hostile armies. People were aware of the gold in Asia. This was accompanied…
