The Pros And Cons Of The Backlash Of Christopher Columbus

In the book, Columbus: The Four Voyages, a story is told of Columbus on his journey to the New World. Christopher Columbus is one of the most important people known on this planet. Columbus was the founder of the New World. His discovery greatly affected European society. Columbus took 4 voyages to explore the new land.

An Italian explorer responsible for the European discovery of America in 1492. Columbus wanted to sail across the ocean to find Asia and all the riches they had. Columbus never reached Asia because he sailed west across the Atlantic instead of sailing south around Africa and then east. Although Columbus did not ever reach Asia he landed on a small island in the Caribbean. Columbus named that island San Salvador.

In the book Zinn, The author gives a point of view of Christopher Columbus that is usually not given. Most of the time the story of Christopher Columbus is told from a historian point of view. They usually tell you of his mission, and of the three ships that he takes in order to find gold and other new riches. Zinn informs us that he is not the hero that, that we all think that he is. It shows us that he tortured, abused, and overwhelmingly embarrasses the Arwark Indians.

Aishah Al Tarmoum 0013962 American Lit. 1, 1:00 PM Christopher Columbus: An Explorer or a Victim? We all have plans and dreams for our futures that we cherish and nurture.

Everyone really took actions. By everyone I mean the Aztecs, Spaniards, and the Icans, during the exploit of Christopher Columbus. Some important people during this time was Cortes, Montezuma II, and Pizarro. They all took action in this historical time period. For example Cortes wanted to claim the land for Spain.

Christopher Columbus is the most famous explorer because he discovered the americas and made friends with the native americans. And now in the united states we have a columbus day to celebrate him. But what if I said that everything you know about columbus was false. He did not discover the americas first, he treated the native americans extremely poorly and he added no additional knowledge. Columbus’ goal was to spread religion to the natives and make peace with them, but that did not go the way it was supposed to.

Christopher Columbus “It appears to me, that the people are ingenious, and would be good servants”. (Document 2) What started out as a journey to find a new trade route ended in the discovery of the Americas for Christopher Columbus. The moment Columbus arrived in the Americas he formed an opinion on the natives.

Christopher Columbus Day is said to be celebrated for his discovery of America. Every year Columbus Day rolls around and it is always a question. Should we question Columbus Day? Should we not? For the most part people always say of course we should.

Christopher Columbus and Hernan Cortes were both famous Spanish adventurers during the Age of Exploration. When the explorers came upon land, they encountered two different cultures. In 1492, Columbus encountered the Taino people, and in 1520, Cortes encountered the Aztecs. The two cultures that the men encountered were different in more ways than they were similar in regards to how the natives treated the men, what weapons they had and their war-like behavior, their technologically advancements, their housing and architectural structures, and even their religion.

Constantinople fell to the Ottomans and the European trade routes to Asia closed down. In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed from Europe to the Americas thinking he was going to India. He arrived in India, which was actually the Caribbean, and called the Native Americans “Indians”. Christopher Columbus went back to Europe and told people. When the word got out Christopher Columbus and his fellow went back to the Americas.

In the scholarly article Globalization and Christopher Columbus in the Americas written by Elise Bartosik-Vélez discuss two main themes of the Columbus’s globalization of early modern European colonialism and the people of Spanish decent in Latin America. Bartosik-Vélez states that Columbus was part of the globalization process formed by European colonialism. Columbus was labeled as an Italian although he was never able to speak or script the language. He was partner with the royal house in Spain and as well as Europe but was known for the “New World of Spain.” He wanted to be a figure in the empire and one of the ways he was able to link to one was becoming associated with the Roman Empire.

Why you Don’t Need to be Smart to Get Good Grades Sophomore year, AP U.S. History. My class was writing a Document Based Question (DBQ) over Christopher Columbus and the Age of Exploration. (A document based question is an essay where you use factual evidence given in the form of documents to write an essay). I knew nothing! My mind was blanker than the vacuum of space itself.

During the time of 1492; 15th century in Spain, Christopher Columbus was preparing for his journey to explore the other side of the world. While exploring in the name of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain, Columbus discovered the Americas and claimed the land for Spain (Hakim 78). On top of this, Columbus started an agricultural revolution between the old and new world (in this case Spain and the Americas) (Hakim 82). Spain received new foods while the Americas gained new foods and animals. Columbus, the man, has proven that he should be remembered as negative because of the actions he committed such as enslaving the Taino people, murdering the innocent and claiming land that was not his to claim in the first place.