Explorer

By the time the explorer Bernal Dìaz del Castillo had his encounter with the natives it was not a very pleasant encounter because when he did his exploration the natives were “beginning to die off in large number because of disease and harsh treatment.” (Castillo, 18) The remaining natives became allies with the Spaniards. If the natives were not allies with Spaniards, then they were considered spies. If the natives were considered spies, then they were tortured by having body parts cut off.…

find South America and Brazil. This time it was a Portuguese explorer who discovered Brazil. This Portuguese explorer was called Pedro Alvares. Pedro wasn’t trying to look for new land, he was simply trying to go for India. On his way heading west, like any explorer, he ended up on one of the coasts of South America. Now this isn’t just any coast of South America, he landed on the coast of Brazil. When he got there, as a European explorer, he declared Brazil territory of the Portuguese empire…

the side of Hispanic Americans is that he was a fearless explorer, irreplaceable in the history of their people in the region and the building of the American West. For the indigenous peoples, Juan de Oñate was not only representative of Spain, its explorers, and all of the atrocities committed, but also for being personally responsible for the cruelty of people specifically in Acoma Pueblo. Who was Don Juan de Oñate? Intrepid explorer or ruthless conqueror? In order to get an accurate…

first encounters with Native Americans created a great divide between the two groups, mostly due to outward appearance. The lavish clothing worn by Europeans created a sense of superiority, while the white skin brought fear and distrust. While many explorers used this distinction to their advantage, Cabeza de Vaca attempted to tear down this barrier as best he could. By joining the Native Americans in their nakedness, he formed a closer relationship with the natives. Understanding the importance…

tribe with cannibalistic customs that lived in the Lesser Antilles islands, a string of islands, between Florida and Venezuela, encloses the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea ,the other tribe was called Arawak more known as Taino. Before the explorers came the Carib tribes were mostly a patriarchal society with the men being warriors and the women staying mostly at home doing all the domestic works and farming. Even though it was considered a patriarchal society the women still highly revered…

conquerors of Spain and many Europeans countries adventure them self into the new world as they later called The Americas. Conquerors were looking for three things in specifically, gold, glory, and tried to spread their religion from their home country. Explorers after landing in America they look to establish many colonies in The Americas for an opportunity of them to make a living off trading goods from the new world to the old world. The age of exploration had more positive impacts than…

someone might think you're a witch just because they didn't like you. “There be no mark of blame upon my life, Mr. Hale. I am a covenanted Christian woman.” (Miller Act Two). In correlations to the question, I believe that John would be considered an explorer because he sacrificed his life for the respect that he deserved. Many called…

examined the debate on the impact of the Reformation, Scientific Advancement and Explorers between the 16th and 18th centuries. Many events occurred, such as, the Reformation against the Roman Catholic Church popes which changed a lot of religions and peoples thoughts about the Roman Catholic Church. All of these events contributed to the idea that reformation and religion are better than scientific revolution and explorers. Thus reformation and religion is the most important period of time…

were killed, but Luther’s church grew over the years. Since New England did not wanted this religion “Lutheranism” they decided to execute the people who were part of the religion. The people decided to escape New England in a boat, since european explorers discovered the New Americas they wanted to go there as there escape place. They escaped in a boat…

nationally recognized as Columbus Day. However, when one takes the time to truly study what happened when Columbus and Cortez set foot on American soil they begin to question whether or not these explorers are heroes or villains. The widespread genocide that killed millions of Natives in the Americas and the explorers' sole motive to obtain gold, hardly…