The first time I learned about Christopher Columbus was in elementary school. I was told that he was the first explorer to discover America and learned about the holiday called Columbus Day. Every year we celebrate the landing of Christopher Columbus in the New World on October 12, 1492. Later on, I was informed that Christopher Columbus was actually not the first traveler to the Americas. However, Christopher Columbus’s “Discover of America” has changed the world. After doing a great deal of research on Columbus and discussing his voyages in my U.S. History class that I’m currently enrolled in, I feel that I am educated on the topic and want to enlighten everyone here tonight a little bit about Christopher Columbus. Tonight, I am going to share with you the real reasons Columbus was traveling and what …show more content…
Along with his discovery’s impact on others, both positively and negatively. It is important for everyone to know more about Christopher Columbus because this famous event lead us here today. Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America changed the world ultimately because it enlarged the imaginations and opportunities of people across the world and forged a new global perspective. On the other hand, his actions unleashed changes that devastated the native population that he encountered. Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy. He was an explorer who made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain in 1492, 1493, 1498, and 1502. Columbus was determined to find a direct route west from Europe to Asia. His hope was to find new routes for trade and to convert people to Christianity. In 1492, Columbus discovered the existence of the Americas. His voyage took place in the era known as “the Age of Discovery,” marking the time
Many Americans honor Christopher Columbus Day as a holiday that celebrates his discovery of the New World on October 12, 1492. Some make the argument that Columbus is not to be considered a hero because of his actions. However, this day celebrates his discovery but not his mistakes after. His findings brought new knowledge to the Old World, profited many countries, and improved life conditions of many people. Before his voyage some thought if sailing West all one would find is India, however Columbus’ expedition found
Christopher Columbus does not deserve to be honored as a hero with his own holiday. Close to 500 years, people have praised Christopher Columbus and also celebrated him as though he was the one who truly founded America. Teachers teach students that he was a great man, also how he found treasures and land known as America. Students are also taught about the names of his three ships he used on his first voyage. However, they did not teach us the truth about Christopher Columbus, and his so called “discovery”.
Christopher Columbus was a famous navigator and explorer who was born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy. Columbus wanted to claim land for Spain so he could be rich and spread religion. He originally set out to find the East Indies for many reasons. One was that he hoped to establish trade routes and colonies in order to gain wealth. Another was that there were now bigger guns that could be strapped on ships so he felt that his voyage had more of a chance of being successful. The main reasons for his exploration was that he wanted to find a western route to Asia to find the riches that Marco Polo talked about in his book. So basically he was not courageous, he was just greedy. He intended on arriving in Japan on his first voyage, but instead, he arrived at the Bahamas archipelago. He ended up making numerous voyages and claiming the lands he visited for the Spanish Empire. Columbus continued voyages creating the first lasting European conta...
It should no longer come as any great surprise that Columbus was not the first to discover the Americas--Carthaginians, Vikings, and even St. Brendan may have set foot on the Western Hemisphere long before Columbus crossed the Atlantic. But none of these incidental contacts made the impact that Columbus did. Columbus and company were bound to bring more than the benefits of Christianity and double entry bookkeeping to America. His voyages started the Columbian Exchange, a hemispherical swap of peoples, plants, animals and diseases that transformed not only the world he had discovered but also the one he had left.
...us brought America to the attention of the civilized world, to the growing, scientific civilizations of Western Europe. The result, ultimately, was the United States of America. It was Columbus’ discovery for Western Europe that led to the arrival of ideas and people on which this nation was founded on. The voyages of Christopher Columbus contain one of the great adventure stories of all time. His first journey across thousands of miles of unknown ocean, in the middle of the rebellious grievances and tensions of his crew, was not only one of the most significant achievements of recorded human history, but was also a demonstration of Columbus's dominance as mariner and navigator. For a while he had faults and defects, which brought turmoil to his personal life, but there was no flaw, no dark side to the most significant of all his qualities, of course his seamanship.
Christopher Columbus was a renaissance explorer in 1492. he was sent by queen Isabelle and king Ferdinand of Spain to look for a trade route to east Asia
Meanwhile, they make up all kinds of details to tell a better story and to humanize Columbus so that readers will identify with him” (1). On American textbooks, Christopher Columbus was portray as the first person who discovered America, but it is actually a lie that Columbus is the first America’s “great” hero. In my opinion, American textbooks put more emphasis on making significant heroic character rather than giving a true detail of history. Also, it provides a mythical hero and covers up anything that shows in the history of the America in a negative light and made them look bad. Explorers who reached America before Columbus are well underplayed. They should stick to the facts of what Columbus really did and should focus on as many accurate details of Columbus’ life, without overcompensating for his
The story of Christopher Columbus begins in the city of Genoa in the year 1451. Columbus was the oldest of five children. He went to grammar school but left school at an early age and began sailing on Genoese ships in the Mediterranean. The sailing experience that Columbus gained sailing in the Mediterranean was the base for his sailing knowledge. Between 1476 and 1785, Columbus lived in Portugal. While in Portugal, Christopher Columbus expanded his knowledge of sailing and navigation. The time that Columbus spent in Portugal helped in his later voyages across the Atlantic.
He is on the lookout for likely places to find riches and colonies. Without Christopher Columbus Europe would off never found America. The story of Christopher Columbus is the story of discovery, the story of discovering new animals and plants and the natural treasures that Columbus and his followers have found in America. The journey of Christopher Columbus began 500 years ago in 1491. Before Christopher Columbus and the rest of Europeans set foot in America, the land that they discovered was a land of almost unbelievable wealth as they discovered two vast continents teeming with life, they have discovered more than 500.000 miles of coastline that was surrounded clear waters that were rich in fish and life. Christopher Columbus pioneered the discovery of hundreds of thousands of new species and great forests that stretched in every direction. This new world that they have discovered...
Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer for Spain, began his European exploration in 1492. During this journey, he discovered three voyages to the New World. This event was significant because it not only opened doors to a New World, but created more opportunities, trade and business wise. Christopher Columbus created vast experiences for those who followed behind him in exploring the New World.
Christopher Columbus, one of the most famous explorers with an extraordinary legacy was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. He was an Italian explorer and navigator and is very well known for his four voyages and his “discovery” of the New World. Columbus began sailing when he was just a teenager in the Mediterranean and Aegean seas. Later, he moved to Lisbon, Portugal and then Spain, where he spent the rest of his life. Columbus’ purpose was to find a passage to Asia by sailing West, but during his voyage he ended up in the Caribbeans and South America. Columbus’ proposal was turned down by King John of Portugal and the rulers of England and France. After several years of being declined, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella funded Columbus’ voyage
Christopher Columbus was one of the most legendary sailors and explorers of all time. Christopher Columbus , an italian explorer, was born in the year of 1451 in the Republic of Genoa. Christopher Columbus was a teenager when he first set sail the ocean in 1465. He became a sailor in 1476 and started to travel many places before going on his largest voyage in 1480. In 1492, Christopher Columbus exploration to the New World linked Europe and the Americas. His discoveries enlightened the globe and started a new age of exploration. His standards and morals changed the history of the whole globe. He was known for traveling for all types of reasons for many foreign monarchs. But why would a monarch from one country be interested in employing an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important task?
This discovery opened the Age of Exploration for Europe and formed the basis for our world today. Peter Gibbon, the author of “Apologize for Columbus”, explains, “His voyage opened a century of exploration and led to the creation of the American colonies”(Gibbon 1). The future would have been so different if not the creation of the American Colonies, and this major effect can not be overlooked. “From the New World came corn and potatoes that fended off hunger for millions of people in Africa and Europe”(Gibbon 1). The new crops improved the Old World. Corn and potatoes yield large quantities of produce and grow well in European climate. The crops helped conquer hunger, provide nutrients, and survive the winter which all helped the population grow.
Every year in America, countless citizens celebrate Columbus day, but not everyone knows the truth about this adventurer. Italian explorer Christopher Columbus was born in 1451, and he began sailing when he was 14 years old. In his later years, Columbus wanted to find a westward passage from Spain to India, which led to his accidental discovery of the Americas. Although Columbus paved the way for other explorers and risked everything for the unknown, contributing to the knowledge of the new world, he was blinded by his obsession to the needs of others and the way his decisions affected them, making him a less than ideal captain. He was stubborn and too confident in himself, not listening to the ideas of others, and was abusive to the natives.
Christopher Columbus; when hearing that name a large majority of Americans conjure an image of a noble hero who courageously sailed west to get to the far east, furthermore discovering America and bringing the barren land out of its destitution by creating a modernized colonization. Because that is the utopical heroine that is taught in elementary schools, most people do not stop to think about the character of the man who “sailed the ocean blue in 1492” apart from the official holiday in his honor that is observed each year. There are only two individuals in the totality of American history who have federal holidays named after them, so clearly Columbus’s legacy is one of significance, though not entirely accurate. After further research, one can discover information that is contradictory to the elementary version of America’s founder. The United States should not honor Christopher Columbus with a national holiday because he enslaved natives, played a part in the decimation of entire