Juan Ponce De Leon Juan ponce de leon was born a spanish nobility in 1460. He served as a page in the royal court of Aragon. When he was done he went fighting as a soldier in a spanish campaign against the Moors in Granada. He may have accompanied Christopher Columbus on a voyage to the new world which is now puerto rico in 1493. He lead an expedition to the coast of what's now Florida.…
Cabeza de Vaca’s Miraculous Journey Imagine that you get stranded on an uncharted island. Twice! It is 1527, a soldier by the name of Cabeza de Vaca took charge. His leader, Panfilo de Narvaez, and many of his crew drowned on a ship set for New Spain.…
One thing that caught my eye was the book on Lourie’s following of the trail of Cabeza De Vaca. I found it intriguing because I thought it to be a lot like the well known Homer books Illiad and the Odyssey. To me, the description of On the Trail of Cabeza De Vaca seemed similar to that of Homer’s books. A man, Cabeza De Vaca, set sail to near Mexico, which was like Odysseus journeying to Troy; but in Cabeza De Vaca’s case he was venturing to the Mexico area in order to colonize, conquer, and possibly find gold, while Odysseus was traveling in order to defeat Troy. Also too, both Odysseus and De Vaca were gone for about ten years.…
Hernan Cortes had travel on a boat. There were about eleven boats and five hundred men. In the boats they carry horses and some cannons. They didn’t carry much supplies in order to have enough space in the boat. Hernan Cortes travel from Spain to Mexico.…
The more famous, Christopher Columbus, came before de Vaca. Columbus sailed a series of four voyages between 1492 and 1504 in search for a route to Asia, which led accidentally to his discovery of new land inhabited with Indians. De Vaca, and crew of six hundred mean in search of Florida. De Vaca was one of only four survivors. When reading the letters of Columbus the reader witnesses a major change in demeanour.…
In the year of 1527, five ships set sail in search of new lands, to establish new settlements, but as the journey passed on they made accidental landfall in Florida, near modern day Tampa Bay. Captian Narvaez, the leader of the people, sent three hundred passengers off the ship in search of treasure, but when the people returned, their…
Timeworn shops, balmy beaches, and welcoming locals; one can find all of these in a small town in southeastern Costa Rica known as Puerto Viejo. The town was originally called Old Harbor. When the Costa Rican government established Spanish as the official language in the 19th century it was translated to Puerto Viejo. Although, today English is still commonly spoken. The cozy town is a popular tourist destination for adventuring college students and families alike.…
Niccolò Machiavelli and Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca went through different experiences that led them to have their own perspectives in human nature and create their ideals for good governance. The simple fact that Cabeza de Vaca was unfortunate enough to have a hard time throughout the expedition made him more open minded about human nature, while Machiavelli had a set idea of what human nature was and how it ties to good governance. Machiavelli's view on human nature is the same as what is a good governance a good leader and a good human being is someone who knows how to be respected and feared without being hated and how that leads to have the people the Prince governs happy and on his side. Cabeza de Vaca has a more down to earth view on human nature but that differs…
The explorer Vasco da Gama w born is Sines, Portugal, around 1460. In 1497, he was commissioned by the Portuguese king to find a maritime route to the East. His success in doing so proved to be one of the more instrumental moments in the history of navigation. He made two other voyages to India, and was appointed as Portuguese in India in 1524. To embark on the journey, Da Gama pointed his ships south, taking advantage of prevailing winds along the coast of Africa.…
Life was rough all around on board of the caravels, many men did not want to go but had no other options. In return they received new diseases and starved onboard, for the voyage was much longer than expected. Although, even though life may have been rough onboard, the crew did have their benefits. For example, in Columbus’ early years he, “studied mapmaking and sailing. Eventually, he left his father to sail on the Mediterranean Sea.…
How many sailors or those who might perish in this discovery or conquest walked through the streets of Lisbon, Portugal? Almost two hundred sailors walked through the streets of Lisbon, Portugal to ask God to forgive them. Where did Da Gama sail? “His ship rounded the southern tip of Africa, and entered the Indian Ocean.”…
Maisy Berger Is the World’s Most Rare Marine Animal Going to See 2018? Introduction Discovered in 1958, the Vaquita is now a critically endangered species. Classified as endangered by Mexico in 1975 and by the United States of America in 1979, the Vaquita now only has 30 individuals left in their species.…
Here in this project we will be writing about Costa Rica's flag and what the design represents to the country and culture. The country, Costa Rica, is located in Central America. Also why the colors are red, white and blue. Here is a quick little fact about the Costa Rican flag to get you started. The red, white and blue stand for peace, wisdom and happiness.…
The instrument that I have chosen for this assignment is the cello. The cello has been in existence for over five hundred years. It was invented in Italy. The cello was invented after the rest of the violin family. Some of the earliest cellos were invented around the middle of the sixteenth century.…
The reason for this sudden urge to look for a trade route again was because news had spread that the voyage of Bartolomeu Dias had found that the Atlantic and Indian Oceans were directly connected. Da Gama was the navigator chosen to lead the fleet by Dom Manuel. It was on July 8 of 1497 that Da Gama had set sail with a fleet of 4 ships and a crew of around 165 men to find a new route. This was Vasco Da Gama’s first voyage set solely for exploration and the result completely opened up the maritime trade routes of Europe and Asia. The second voyage was a follow up expedition that had been set to further explore the new found route and to sign a treaty so the Portuguese could open a factory in the newly found land, but this time Da Gama did not lead the expedition, as it was Pedro Alvares Cabral chosen to lead.…