There have been many influential historical figures throughout the Renaissance. Nearly all of these figures are credited as a mighty hero or a brilliant human being. While not all of society may acknowledge Christopher Columbus as a spectacular personage, he still has changed the course of the Renaissance significantly. Born in Genoa Italy, 1451, Christopher not only discovered trade winds and how they work, but he also introduced more efficient weapons to the Native Americans. Yet perhaps Columbus's most famous contribution that changed the course of the Renaissance is his mighty discovery of the “New World”. Christopher Columbus introduced one of the most vital and crucial discoveries throughout the while Renaissance, trade winds. Tradewinds
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Columbus got his first taste as a well-accomplished explorer October twelfth, 1492, when he set foot on the “New World” or today known as America. This journey first took place on the third of August, 1492. On this expedition, Columbus and his crew sailed the Nina, the Santa Maria, and the Pinta. Columbus’s voyage nearly lasted five months at the Caribbeans, mainly in Hispaniola and Juna (today these islands are known as Cuba and Santo Domingo). In this expedition, he managed to kidnap ten to twenty-five natives, with only eight surviving on the way back to Spain. Columbus also managed to bring back native birds as well as a small portion of gold to prove the richness of the continent he claimed to be Asia (even though he was actually in South America). Once he returned, he wrote a letter to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand to thank them for paying for all the finances on the stunning voyage. He then asked them if he could get their approval to use the natives as “hard workers who would become a Christian later” (a slave). Columbus loved “Asia” so much that he took three additional voyages just to gather more information on amazing America. If Columbus never thirsted for fame to discover something fantastic, he may not have found America which has shaped the world
Columbus got his first taste as a well-accomplished explorer October twelfth, 1492, when he set foot on the “New World” or today known as America. This journey first took place on the third of August, 1492. On this expedition, Columbus and his crew sailed the Nina, the Santa Maria, and the Pinta. Columbus’s voyage nearly lasted five months at the Caribbeans, mainly in Hispaniola and Juna (today these islands are known as Cuba and Santo Domingo). In this expedition, he managed to kidnap ten to twenty-five natives, with only eight surviving on the way back to Spain. Columbus also managed to bring back native birds as well as a small portion of gold to prove the richness of the continent he claimed to be Asia (even though he was actually in South America). Once he returned, he wrote a letter to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand to thank them for paying for all the finances on the stunning voyage. He then asked them if he could get their approval to use the natives as “hard workers who would become a Christian later” (a slave). Columbus loved “Asia” so much that he took three additional voyages just to gather more information on amazing America. If Columbus never thirsted for fame to discover something fantastic, he may not have found America which has shaped the world