I think that columbus day should not be celebrated because there are a lot of things wrong things at one point columbus was wanted because he was in debt he owed a lot of people money/gold.Columbus day should not be celebrated also because columbus was so money hungry that he went to spain to a king in queen talked them into giving him gold so he can sail the world he told them he would pay them back when he gets back but columbus was in debt and he used all the money so he decided to enslave the natives. Columbus is also a liar and cheater because he said that he would pay them back but he didn’t have the money because he was in debt himself.
Christopher Columbus stood to gain significant wealth and power from his journey, terms he negotiated with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. His contract with the monarchs, …show more content…
Although some of the charges may have been manufactured by his political enemies, Columbus admitted to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella that many of the accusations were true. Columbus was stripped of his title as governor.
For nearly a decade, Columbus lobbied European monarchs to bankroll his expensive quest to discover a western sea route to Asia. In 1484 he tried unsuccessfully to get support from King John of Portugal, whose experts believed Columbus had underestimated how far he would need to sail. Three years later, he appealed to King Henry of England and King Charles of France but was once again turned down. He was even rejected initially by Spain in 1486, but the Spanish monarchs changed their mind and eventually agreed to fund his trip.
In what has become known as the Columbian Exchange, Columbus’s voyages enabled the exchange of plants, animals, cultures between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Once the Europeans were able to reach nearly all parts of the globe, a new modern age would begin, transforming the world
Christopher Columbus stood to gain significant wealth and power from his journey, terms he negotiated with King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. His contract with the monarchs, …show more content…
Although some of the charges may have been manufactured by his political enemies, Columbus admitted to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella that many of the accusations were true. Columbus was stripped of his title as governor.
For nearly a decade, Columbus lobbied European monarchs to bankroll his expensive quest to discover a western sea route to Asia. In 1484 he tried unsuccessfully to get support from King John of Portugal, whose experts believed Columbus had underestimated how far he would need to sail. Three years later, he appealed to King Henry of England and King Charles of France but was once again turned down. He was even rejected initially by Spain in 1486, but the Spanish monarchs changed their mind and eventually agreed to fund his trip.
In what has become known as the Columbian Exchange, Columbus’s voyages enabled the exchange of plants, animals, cultures between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Once the Europeans were able to reach nearly all parts of the globe, a new modern age would begin, transforming the world