Christopher Columbus

The word “discovery” is not longer used when discussing the European exploration in North America. While this vast and beautiful land was seemingly vacant, it belonged to millions of indian societies scattered throughout the continent. North and South America were not vacant scraps of land; free for conquistadors to take from the Indians. This land was home to millions of indian societies some of which were the Aztecs, Incas, and Mound Builders. They had established roads, buildings, irrigation…

Some of the actions the Spaniards took competing for colonies around the world following the exploits of Christopher Columbus was when Cortes took Montezuma hostage and killed him in order to capture Tenochtitlán. The fall of the Aztecs at Tenochtitlán marked the beginning of the Spanish conquest of the Americas. The next event that took place competing for colonies was lead by Francisco Pizarro that was similar to Coronado's situation in Peru. He tricked Atahualpa into meeting for a “peace…

The principal position of this paper is focusing on the ways Spaniards abused indigenous populations to benefit their own empire. Beginning in 1492 with the arrival of Christopher Columbus, Spanish exploration and settlement of the Americas spread rapidly through lands preoccupied by native people. Largely, the spread of Europeans had devastating effects on indigenous populations and their societies, ranging from epidemics to the enslavement of natives. The Spanish often exploited the natives as…

Colombia is named after Christopher Columbus, even though he never set foot on Colombian soil. It was Alonso de Ojeda, one of Columbus' companions on his second voyage, who was the first European to set foot on the land in 1499. He briefly explored the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and was astonished by the wealth of the local Indians. Their gold and their stories about fabulous treasures inland gave birth to the myth of El Dorado, a mysterious kingdom abundant in gold. In its most extreme…

In 1502, Christopher Columbus (on his 3rd voyage to the new world) landed on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast near by the present day town of Limon in seek of gold. However, these seek to abduction the Spanish crown failed. Instead he encountered the rough terrains of raging rivers, rugged mountains covered with dense rain forest, and native population of humans who looked upon the white man with disbelief and suspicion. Some may ask the question, "What was life really like in Costa Rica in 1502".…

Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand had realized that the potential loss of sending Columbus across seas was smaller than what could potentially be gained, so in 1492, Christopher Columbus started his journey across the Atlantic in search of a gain for Spain. Although Columbus wasn’t the only explorer to try and find new riches, for the most part, he was the only one with any success. After realizing what treasures Spain had found…

changes in the populations through out 1492-1677. During this time period, many immigrants from around the world made the journey to the America’s. One of the most significant events that led to the start of the re-peopling of the America’s was Christopher Columbus’ voyage. As immigrants began to migrate to the America’s, places such as the “Atlantic World” were created. Moreover, towards the end of the 1670’s Bacon’s Rebellion plays a pivotal role in this transition to the America’s that many…

The Age of Discovery was a period of time for the Old World to claim their own parts of newly found territory in the west in search for personal gain. Countries like Spain, Portugal, France, and England competed for land that was already inhabited, doing anything they could to get what they desired. Resulting from the European dominance in trade, exploration, and colonization, the most significant consequence of the Age of Discovery was the lasting harsh treatment of Native American and African…

The Europeans first developed ships and other maritime technology in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Using these ships, they were able to conquer distant lands and establish fortified trading outposts. All this helped helped bring in the money needed to finance further exploration and conquests. The wealth also helped bring Europe more power than it has ever seen before. Their invasions in the Americas caused a great deal of change though. All the European microbes, plants,…

the causes and effects of European exploration and the broader and more general view from which “Part 1: The World Before 1492: Contact and Exploration - 1491-1607” details the voyages of Columbus and the results of many other attempts at expansion- as seen in the textbook’s approach to the journals of Columbus. In contrast to the primary efforts of “Part 1: The World Before 1492: Contact and Exploration - 1491-1607” to shadow the inhumane aspect of European voyages in the Americas, Zinn’s text…