Spain

life. Swimming to the Portuguese shore and making his way to Lisbon was the only way to survive as his ship burned. It was there that he and his wife, Felipa Perestrello settled and had one son named Diego. Felipa later died and Columbus moved to Spain where he fathered a second son out of wedlock. First, Columbus gained knowledge of the…

The Latin American colonies of Spain were heavily taxed, especially their native and mestizo populations, who were also treated as unimportant and were forced to labor in harsh conditions. This treatment caused uprisings that divided the social classes and created instability. Spain was then invaded by Napoleon in 1808, and the colonies were uncertain as to whether or not their government could still function…

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 was content that his voyage was complete. Columbus probably stayed in the Bahamas for a while to replenish his supplies and give his crew a break. He must have assumed because of the tropical weather that he was in India. He returned to Spain never found…

This great country we live in called America was named after one of history’s important contributors. It was named after an Italian-born explorer and merchant named Amerigo Vespucci. Amerigo was born in 1451 in Florence, Italy. He was born into a family of culture. His uncle, Giorgio Antonio Vespucci, a Dominican Friar was his educator instead of him attending to the University of Pisa as his older brothers did. His father was a notary in Florence and one of his other uncles was an…

Americans you might run into. Cabeza de Vaca did exactly that. He was a man that wanted to establish settlement in the “New Land”. A land they wanted to scout to find gold and other valuable resources. His crew set sail to the new land in Seville, Spain in 1527 and brought 5 ships with 400 men with him to the journey and had a conquistador named Panfilo de Narvaez. Their ships crashed on November, 1528 on the coast of Texas where we now call call Galveston Island, TX. They tried to find a way…

goals of European explorers was to evangelize the Indians in order to stake their control over the area. Eventually, those indians that opposed the conversion would be threatened with their lives. Since Columbus is a white european voyager sent by Spain during the 15th century, he displays his superiority over the indians due to their lack of knowledge in weaponry and distinct physical features. The indians pagan beliefs opposed his monotheistic religion. As a result, Columbus believed that the…

During this time, education defined a person’s social position or rank, where most education was primarily oral, unless there was a private teacher or tutor hired. The French started sending Moroccan students to Egypt, Britain, France, Italy and Spain where they had the opportunity to study military science, architecture, chemistry and law. Those students who traveled and studied in other countries found their skills unutilized in Morocco and those with the Islamic training, which was the…

They extend for the space of forty miles, and are traversed by...streams. Around it on every side are orchards, gardens, flowery meads, noble buildings, and vineyards. (“On to al-Andalus and Morocco”) Considering that the golden age of Islamic Spain took place during the medieval period, it impressed many that the Iberians managed to accomplish such an impressive feat of cultural excellence and urbanization; this could have only been done through considerable work and the synergy of the…

explore and colonize land across the seas. Religion conflicts arose between the Protestants and the Catholics. The Catholics of Spain and Portugal, along with the Protestants of England and Holland, acquired a desire to spread their versions of Christianity to other people as a result of religious rivalries. Religion also provided the means for exploration. The monarchs in Spain were Catholic. The Catholic monarchs were more willing to grant funds to conquistadors who promised to spread…

On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus received financial support from Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand from Spain to find an alternate route to India. However, Columbus landed in the Bahamas and believed that the Native Americans on the land were Indians. After Columbus’ journey to the New World, the Spanish, the French, the Dutch, and the English began their conquest and exploration to the New World to spread their culture, gain wealth, and spread their religion. As the Spanish, the French…