Ferdinand II of Aragon

Christopher Columbus’ ship should have been named Lady Luck. Why, you ask? Many people think that Christopher Columbus was an amazingly smart man who sailed the world and found America. Yet, when you read about his voyages in detail, you can’t help but wonder if it was his intelligence, or the way the tides happen to be working that week that landed him in North America. Christopher Columbus left Spain in 1492 looking to find India. When he landed in the Bahamas, he thought he had hit Asia and…

Some believe Ferdinand Magellan was worth defending, while others believe he was not. I believe Magellan was worth defending. Even though Magellan’s famous voyage was the cause of many lives, Magellan contributed with lots of information to the world. This is the main reason of as to why I believe Magellan was worth defending. Throughout this essay I will be listing details supporting this thesis. A mutiny spread during Magellan’s voyage around March 1520. Three ships rose up against the…

Over the course of history, Native Americans have become interpreted as the subject of periphery by cause of the ill assumptions of how the Christians described them as “Savages”. In the works of Christopher Columbus, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, and Bartolomé de las Casas, the Natives characterized as positive views in such ways that they were as civilized as the Spaniards. However, negative contexts indicated that Indians created war and show no signs of respect. No matter the view, there will…

Diego was made a page at the Spanish court. When his father’s died in 1506, he began a long struggle to regain his father’s former privileges in the Indies. Diego’s marriage to María Álvarez de Toledo, niece of the duque de Alba, the cousin of King Ferdinand, worked in his favour, and in 1508 he was accredited governor of the Indies. He arrived at Santo Domingo on the day of July 1509 and succeeded Nicolás de Ovando in that post. He wasn’t satisfied with that assignment alone,because he wanted…

Miscovich’s appearance at the bench trial was neither his first nor his last attempt to establish his claim to the emeralds, but it did represent his fullest public account of their discovery. To hear him tell it, the story started as every treasure hunt should: in a bar, with a beer, over a map and a piece of coral-encrusted clay. In January 2010, Miscovich said, a handyman who had done work for him in Pennsylvania, a guy named Mike Cunningham, had arranged a meeting at the Bull & Whistle, a…

my brother, Alfonso died at age 14; it was very sad. Later, in 1469, October 19th I married Ferdinand. He was the heir to the throne of Aragon. We are going to have a happy life with lots of children in our future! Furthermore, I went to Segovia and was crowned queen. It was a wonderful celebration on December 13th, 1474. Additionally, a lot of major things happened in my life during 1492. First, Ferdinand and I were trying to conquer Granada, a mostly Muslim country for ten years. We finally…

Before King Ferdinand II sponsored one of the most legendary expeditions within the history of mankind, he had his mind set on finding a western sea route to Asia, China, and India. However, King Ferdinand never would have guessed in his wildest dreams that he would stumble onto something greater—the New World. Although King Ferdinand died centuries ago, his memory is forever immortalized around the discovery of America, along with Christopher Columbus, the legendary Italian explorer. Soon after…

to sail to the East Indies. Many experts knew that his calculations were off, making his plan referred to as a “crazy scheme.” First being rejected by the Portuguese who had already gained access to African goods, Columbus took his plan to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain who were jealous of Portugal’s recent success in Africa. Much like many countries during this time the Spanish shared the same motives of exploration wanting to gain access to African and Asian goods,…

during his travels. Turns out Columbus isn’t as heroic, courageous and honorable as everyone thought. He used people for his needs, pressured them about Christianity, enslaved many and most importantly, genocide. The rulers of Spain, King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castille sent Columbus and his crew to find the riches out in the new world. In 1942, he sailed the ocean blue with the Santa Maria, Pinta and Nina. Columbus set sailed from Spain and planned to make it to Asia…

Shackleton Case Study: Was He a Successful Leader? Summary In late 1914, the ship Endurance, left the port of South Georgia Island for their final stretch to their South Pole destination. Sir Ernest Shackleton, their illustrious leader, had been at sea before and had even attempted this perilous journey prior to this sailing. Shackleton was starting this journey with renewed vigor as he could sense this would be one of his last chances to accomplish his life-long goal of traversing the southern…