Christopher Columbus

paragraph here: Document A is basically saying that Christopher Columbus is a hero. It was written in 1948 by Jean Marzollo. It is about a poem about Christopher Columbus and his journey to the Bahamas. The purpose of this document is to inform people about Christopher Columbus and his journey. The point of view in this document is Jean Marzollo is saying Columbus is a hero. The point of view is shown through the text mostly the last sentence “But Columbus was brave, and he was bright”. The…

America would not be the same if Christopher Columbus had not sail to find Asia. Christopher Columbus sail in the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria the ships had been sponsor by the Spanish crown in charge of king Ferdinand and queen Isabella . The sponsorship did not come easy for Columbus, trying to obtain sponsorship was not easy but when he propose to the Spanish crown a new route to Asia, the Spanish agree. But the calculations Columbus made would mark a new unravel place by anyone in…

In 1492, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sailed the Atlantic Ocean for the country of Spain. This was in the Age of Exploration, in which countries (primarily Spain and Portugal) were fighting to explore everything in the world possible. During this line, there was a line of demarcation to define exactly where each country could and could not explore. When Columbus left, he intended to find the country of Indians, but instead, he found a whole new continent of North America. When he landed…

Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 he was “the son of a weaver from the Italian port of Genoa” (Boyer, 36). Columbus became obsessed with finding a Western route to the Indies-India and Southwest Asia. With such a long journey ahead he needed to find somebody who could fund his journey. He seeked patronage from King John II but he rejected his plan. So he left Portugal to go to Spain to seek support from Isabella and Ferdinand. He was once again rejected. So he made his way back to Portugal…

Throughout time, stories of the brave explorer Christopher Columbus have been told, altered, and retold, but through the spreading of these myths, the truth about his violent and brutal explorations of America is lost. Christopher Columbus was born the son of a Merchant in Genoa Italy in 1451. For all his life he grew up with a love for the sea. During the 15th century, it was almost impossible to get to Asia from Europe, but Columbus had a plan to sail around the continent of Africa to reach…

to discover this route that person name’s is Christopher Columbus. During his travels Columbus created letters to document his surroundings for others, so they may understand. In that letter there are parts were Christopher Columbus is constantly complaining about the people around him are betraying him. Afterwards, Columbus says that “everyone from tailor is trying to seek fame by sailing”. Based on the Historical context in the letters that Columbus had written. A person can conclude that the…

you first hear about Christopher Columbus, it's usually when your in about 2nd grade. You learn that he came over from Spain and came to America thinking it was infact India. Then, you seem to think that he is an extraordinary explorer and navigator, yet you don’t really go into the deep details about his voyage and what went on when he came to the New World. It seems as if the older you get, or the higher classes of US History you take, the more you learn about Christopher Columbus’s journey to…

A majority of you know that Christopher Columbus was the first to discover and explore the Americas, but many are unaware that this is a mythical statement; in fact, the information that we have learned about this individual is mostly false and inaccurate. We have been taught to think that this man was an amazing person, we have been taught to believe that he was courageous, intelligent, and modest. Still to this day, schools are educating children with these lies. Historians have looked into…

history lesson that Christopher Columbus was a hero because he across the Atlantic and discovered America. Besides, it is very important to tell children the accurate story of Columbus that Columbus also committed heinousness against the Indians. We should teach children that Columbus was a brave explorer, but he also did a lot of bad and unfair things that he did not believe Indian lives matter. After his arrival, many Indians who had been living in American lost their lives. Columbus was the…

world and gain riches. An Italian explorer who desired the same effects, Christopher Columbus, yearned for the king and queen to invest in his expedition as he was hoping to find glory through discovering a faster route to Asia. This fed into an acceptance from Spain as they were facing hardships getting Asian goods and eventually were persuaded to allow Columbus to lead a voyage in 1492 across the Atlantic. Though Columbus did not find Asia as he thought he did, nor return with many…