Isabella Linton

Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were both very important people. They both were born around the same time and did great things during their lifetime. They got married in 1469, October 19. Getting married opened many doors for both realms. They had five children total, four girls and one boy. All of them got a chance to be King, or Queen of Aragon, Asterais,or Portugal. Queen Isabella was born in April, on the 22 of 1451. Before she became queen her half brother, Henry IV of castle. He was the…

The prince and the princess were married and lived happily ever after.” Well, here’s reality. Ferdinand and Isabella were much more than a married couple in rule of Spain. They had major contributions and influenced lives today. Sponsoring Columbus’ voyage, creating the Spanish Inquisition, uniting Spain’s largest kingdoms, and kicking the Muslims and Jews out of Spain. People who did not agree and went against their choices, were tortured and possibly killed. Ferdinand of Aragon was…

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,…

“In fourteen ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue”. This phrase is taught by elementary school teachers around the world. Christopher Columbus is said to be a world renowned hero, but is he really? Today the question is, Christopher Columbus, world hero or dark minded villain? In 1451 a soon to be hero was born unto the world in genoa Italy. Christopher Columbus the eldest son of Christian family father Domenico Columbo, and wool worker and merchant mother Susanna Fantanarossa.…

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 was a man who believed that by sailing west he would land in Asia. He was searching for a quicker route to China. Columbus began lobbying for his travels nearly ten years before he gained the support of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. In August…

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, and the Santa…

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…

This paper is about the explorer, Giovanni De Verrazano. Then, it will discuss three significant moments of his life. Lastly, there will be a conclusion. 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…

commit such a treasonable act was due to fatigue and the willingness to return to the comfort of their homeland, His methods of punishment still didn’t go down well with some of his men and they accused him of being a cruel man. Although the town of Isabella was eventually abandoned in 1496 this didn’t stop Christopher Columbus from moving forward in more conquest. With all of the hardships, Columbus, and his men faced he eventually succeeded in building a new town on the Island now Santo…