Henry I of Castile

Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492, subsequently causing the suffering, death, and enslavement of thousands. Often falsely regarded as a brilliant and selfless man on a quest for discovery, he was in truth only invested in his journeys for pride, fame, and money; and he would stop at nothing to achieve these things. He tainted his voyages with his own pride and greed, taking as much as he could and giving nothing back. Although he is often painted as a hero throughout history…

Christopher Columbus is viewed as a heroic explorer because of the land he found, however other than that fact not much emphasis has been put into who he was. Was Christopher Columbus truly a heroic explorer or is his legacy one of cruelty, slavery and genocide? As a United States citizen the importance of our nation 's foundation is taught in early childhood, starting with the stories of Christopher Columbus and his significantly important journey across the Atlantic Ocean. Christopher…

Christopher Columbus wanted to find a new route to Asia by sailing west. He petitioned for support to a few kings and queens, all denied except one king and one queen. He had four total voyages across the ocean the first was in 1492. He setup a city named La Isabella. He showed leadership and wanted to explore. Columbus had specific views and goals for his first journey. Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean on August 3 – October 12, 1492. He took 3 ships with the names of the Niña, the Pinta,…

Marco Polo’s Adventurous Life Marco Polo, the famous Italian explorer was born in 1254 in the city-state of Venice, in northern Italy, into a noble family of Venetian merchants. (Demi 1) Polo grew up watching his father and uncle come and go on voyages to trade in many places. In the 1260s, his father Niccolo and uncle Maffeo went on a trading mission to modern day Uzbekistan and ancient China. (Ernest 564) At the age of fifteen, Polo lost his mom. In the year of 1271, when Marco turned…

Giovanni De Verrazano was born in Italy in 1485, he also, as I found out, had a brother named Gerolamo. He went to school in Florence then moved to Dieppe, France and entered the France’s maritime service. He first set sail in 1523 to the Levant, a geographic area of the middle east. The next exploration he did was to find a passageway to Asia in the west just like Columbus did about 30 years earlier. He was assigned by king Francis I of France and took two ships and to go there. He then took…

Some might hcharacterize Christopher Columbus as a greedy, Iron-handed invader who commanded men that often despised and disagreed with some of his directives, his determination to succeed and his management skills were undeniably remarkable. “He landed at an Indian village there was in that place and discovered a very delightful plain up the river, and observed that there might be trenches drawn from the river into the town for erecting mills and other conveniences for building” Columbus was…

Born on August 13,1593, Henry Hudson, was considered one the most famous explorers. Henry Hudson made four voyages in his career. The first voyage began in May of 1607 and ended in September of that year. The Muscovy Company, out of England, hired Hudson to find a northern route to Asia. The voyage began in England. He sailed on a small, three-masted ship that was named Hopewell. As he was trying to find a northern route to Asia, he was stopped by the Great Barrier Reef. Hudson was forced to…

Sicily, an island near Italy. Before he became the king of Aragon, he married Isabella I in 1469. She was the future queen of Castile, and Ferdinand was the future king of Aragon. In 1474, Isabella inherited the throne of Castile. John II died in 1479, and Ferdinand II then rose to the throne of Aragon. This personal union established by the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella united the kingdoms or Aragon and Castile, creating the modern nation of Spain. The two monarchs ruled Spain together…

trading. However, he does not just talk about the new land he founded. His purpose of this letter has a business purpose, which is to please the supporter and show that this was a good investment. In the first sentence of his letter, Columbus says “ As I know that you will be pleased with the great victory with which Our Lord has crowned my voyage”, emphasizing that the supporter will be pleased with what Columbus has found (35). Not only that, Columbus speaks of the king and queen with…

The Stockbridge Cup, 1870 British, London The second piece is dish designed by Henry Hugh Armstead (British, London 1828–1905 London). For firm of Hancock and Co., London, England. The material of this dish is silver and parcel gilt. The diameter is 28 1/4 in. (71.8 cm)This dish is metal work silver. Also, it is gift of Margaret A. Darrin, 1990. This large dish was the prize winner of the Stockbridge race, run every year, with a silver "cup" for the owner of the winning…