Ocean. He need someone to support his voyage, first he went to the king of Portugal, however he refused, as he was more interested in finding a route to Asia via Africa. He then went to Spain and after a long wait, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to fund his voyage. They wanted to beat Portugal in the race to the East, and to spread Christianity. They gave him 3 ships, The Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. On the 3rd August 1492, Columbus set sail from Palos, with 90 men in total.…
Isabella of Castile was put into a position where she ruled with more power than her husband. This in the fifteenth century was uncommon, but she did so with grace. Isabella of Castile: The First Renaissance Queen describes the time that she held the throne with her husband Ferdinand of Aragon. It describes the struggles of war and the challenges that were met. Nancy Rubin Stuart describes these events with much enthusiasm and accuracy. From the Spanish inquisition to the voyages of Columbus.…
In 1942, there was once an explorer who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and found new land. There is also a special day named after him and it always falls on the second Monday of October, his name is Christopher Columbus. Many schools only teach what makes Christopher Columbus look good, but in reality he was a bad man. Today, I will be teaching fifth graders the real truth about the man who found the New World by telling them a story, from what the textbooks say and from what the real truth of the…
"I have not told the half of what I saw..."-Marco Polo. “The Age of Exploration is a world history period from 1400 to 1600 in which Europeans traveled the rest of the world in search of goods, raw materials, land, and trade partners.”(University of Cambridge) The Age of Exploration was a time when many explorers such as Marco Polo seen many things people hadn’t discovered or wrote about yet. Marco Polo was a Venetian journalist and explorer who sailed first to China, which was under the control…
“The prince and the princess lived happily ever after.” Well, Ferdinand and Isabella weren't exactly a fairytale, however they were much more than a married couple in rule of Spain. Ferdinand and Isabella, together, were efficient, strong, and effective rulers. They had major contributions and influenced lives today. Sponsoring Columbus’ voyage, creating the Spanish Inquisition, uniting Spain’s largest kingdoms, and kicking the Muslims and Jews out of Spain. Their biggest impact was…
The Last Voyage of Columbus, by Martin Dugard is a historical nonfiction book that discussed Christopher colobuses’ journey as an explorer. From his time in Hispaniola, to his forth and final voyage throughout the Caribbean which ended only 2 years prior to his death this book covers many important moments. I have never been someone who excels at history, because of this one reason I chose this book is because prior to reading this book I had a decent amount of knowledge about Christopher…
Many people do not know much about Spain 's history. However, like a lot of European countries that had to go through finding a nationality and trying to keep it from other countries. At one point in Spain’s history find their self-identity and take back their country from foreign invaders. Also, there were some tension between the Spanish and the Muslims that were living in Spain at the time. This could have been the domino effect that lead into the Reconquista. Here I am going to be discussing…
Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492. Or at least on his first time around. Christopher Columbus was a young man who is credited by society to have “discovered” the new world. Columbus was born in 1451, about 40 years before he would discover the new world. He moved from his homeland to portugal where he married Felipa Perestrello. In 1480, he fathered a child with her, Diego, and when she died, he fathered another son with Beatriz Enriquez de Arana, with which he named Fernando. Columbus had…
Many historians disagree about where and when the compass was created. A common opinion was that it was invented in China and Europe during the twelfth century. The ‘mariner's compass’ was created and perfected in Italy during the later thirteenth century and early fourteenth century. The mariner's compass was used as a guide for ships and sailors and helped them figure out which way north is and where the nearest land is. Before the compass was invented and used, ships would sail close to land…
were persecuted because they could not openly practice their religion and did not want to convert. During this period of time loyalty of the Catholic Church was questioned, heavily. The inquisition was institutionalized under the crown of Castile, Isabella, and the crown of Argon, Ferdinand. The inquisition was instilled to defend the catholic faith by the assimilation…