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The general argument made by Silvio Laccetti and the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board in their work, Pro/Con: Should we Celebrate Christopher Columbus , is whether or not we should continue to celebrate Columbus Day. Silvio Laccetti claims that we should still celebrate Columbus Day. He writes, “He was also a great explorer, an intrepid adventurer, a man of fervent faith and a defiant leader who blazed a path to the modern world” (para 9). In this passage, Laccetti is suggesting that Columbus…

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Christopher Columbus discovered the new world in his voyages, but by accident. The reason for Columbus’s voyage was to find an alternate trade route to the Spice Islands And at this time the passage required Spain to go through the Mediterranean Sea. The sea, however, was controlled by the Ottoman Empire and required a hefty toll. For this reason, Columbus did “not go eastward by land in the usual manner but by the western way” (Doc 1). To bypass the…

What comes to mind when you hear the oh so famous Christopher Columbus? Perhaps the date 1492? Or maybe him sailing the ocean blue? Whatever it maybe it many not be the whole truth. Our high school history classes are not giving us the truth about certain historical events; for example Christopher Columbus and the Spaniards sailing across the Atlantic Ocean to find gold, spices, and new land. However, that's not all he acquire on his quest. In 1492 Christopher Columbus set sail to…

The establishment of both Spain and England in Americas started with one sole person; Cristopher Columbus, an explorer who founded the Americas in 1492, when he stumbled upon one of the Bohemian islands. From then on out Spain started settlements, more specifically in North America, by Ponce De Leon, and eventually the English came around to claim land as well sometime in 1589. Although both parties went to the Americas for similar motives they were quite different in their tactics to achieve…

Estimates for the population of the Caribbean in 1492 have varied enormously and the debate regarding the number of Tainos when Columbus first arrived is unresolved, however, the Tainos were among the most densely settled sedentary societies in the Americas. Regardless of the amount of Tainos living in the New World, the stunning reduction in their numbers was the most shocking repercussion of European contact. Not only did the Tainos suffer, but the invaders were also affected from many…

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…

brother of pain. Spain’s presence in the Americas was the epitome of this. From 1469 and onwards, Spain voyaged to America in search of gold and converts (Freire). Although one of these reasons sounds noble, both caused many people years of pain and death. As shown by Bartolome de Las Casas’s testimony, the occupation of the Americas by the Spanish and their reasons for being there led to more harm than good for the natives. The reasons that Spain came to the Americas, in reality, were for their…

The inventories tell a story about the past through a list of possessions each of the families had appraised after their death. After looking at the inventory of two different families, Thomas Madox and Nicholas Hudson, the inventories reveal the similarities and differences of estates in the 1600’s providing us with a glimpse of colonial life. Evaluating the two inventories provide the reader with insight into the families social status, their lifestyle, and hints about the colonists way of…

Arguably one of the most impactful events that ever occurred in world history was the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus. We all know of the hundreds of Spaniards under the command of Cortez and Pizarro that ousted the Aztec and Inca empires. We also know of the horrid details of how the Europeans gained control of the new world and the other parts of the Americas. But in a smaller scope there are several facts and myths associated with the formation of the new world. In the book…

father and husband, emigrated to America in search of better financial stability writes a letter to his wife in attempt to convince her to also emigrate to America. By telling her of the abundance and joy’s America has offered for him and could offer for their family as a whole, and an appeal to pathos Downe strives to persuade his wife to come to America. John Downe first attempts to enlighten her with vivid imagery of the great prosperity and abundance in America. He writes about all the…