Christopher Columbus And His Legacy
There is a holiday that we celebrate and that holiday is called Christopher Columbus Day. That holiday is there and was made for us to celebrate and remember what Christopher Columbus did for us. He helped so many people to survive on his way there and so many people thanked him. He was considered a hero to all.
Christopher Columbus went to explore the deep, blue sea for gold in India but instead found a new continent, North America. His journey there bought so many good things to people like encouraging people to discover a lot more. All of this happened because of Columbus. The queen wanted Christopher to go to India because she thought there was a lot
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of gold there and she was selfish and wanted it all, but Christopher told the queen that he found some place else and there was more gold there. So the queen got her gold and Christopher got to discover a new continent. Another interesting thing is that Columbus treated people fairly.
He stumbled across some Arawak Indians In North America. He wanted them to be just like Europeans. He was trying to make them all Christian and to follow and be like God. He gave the woman equal rights and the men equal rights. Columbus made the woman work in fields and the men work in mines, but they still had a chance to spend time with their family and enjoy life.
Christopher Columbus was not his actual name. His real name was actually called Cristoforo Colombo, an Italian name, and he was born in Genoa, Italy. He went by that name because it was his American name and so that people could understand it better. There is also a famous rhyme about Christopher Columbus and it goes like this, “In fourteen hundred and ninety-two/the history books all say/Columbus sailed the ocean blue/and discovered America-ya-yay/and discovered America today!”
Columbus did so much for us that they have many streets and cities named after him, and many monuments have been built in his memory and honor. Christopher’s parents were not wealthy when he was a kid. In fact, his parents taught him how to be humble and not spoiled like other people. Columbus also said this, “Riches do not make a man rich, they only make them busier and
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selfish.” During Christopher Columbus third voyage, Columbus was the very first European to see the coast of South America.
Christopher Columbus sailed on the ship called the Santa Maria. There was other ships to that were sailed, but that was the main ship that was sailed. Christopher Columbus established the very first Spanish settlement in the New World. Christopher Columbus traveled to England when he was 25. He said he wanted to see the queen.
Christopher Columbus set sail and landed in the Bahamas when he was traveling on October 12, 1994. We also celebrate Columbus Day because of this arrival. He sailed with three ships and with 90 sailors (or crew members) that were with him. The ship that they were on at that time apparently went off coarse and landed them in the Bahamas. Columbus Day has been celebrated in the United States since 1700’s, but it did not become a holiday unit 1906, then it became a state holiday in Colorado. In 1934, it became a federal holiday in the United States.
In 1971, it became a fixed holiday, and it was celebrated on the second day of Monday in October. It also is celebrated in other countries such as Latin America, the Bahamas, Argentina, Spain, Belize and Uruguay. All of these countries have different names for the holiday but celebrate it as the same event and
meaning. Here are some facts on Christopher Columbus: Columbus was buried in Spain, however his remains were later moved to Santo Domingo in the New World, which is the U.S.A, and his remains went back to Spain again. Columbus brought horses on his second journey to the New World. (He had a thing for horses.) The sailor who was the very first one to find land on the journey would get a reward. The winner was Christopher Columbus, but he decided to lie and said that the person who found it was Rodrigo de Triana. Columbus did that because the guy that he gave the reward to did not have a lot of money and needed to feed his children. Columbus was a hero to all and made the United States a good place.
He left from Spain with six ships, three to deliver supplies to the colonies in the New World, and three for the exploration to find a more direct route to Asia, which Columbus believed he would find. He sailed to the Canary islands, then west across the Atlantic. On this voyage, Columbus got stuck in the “horse latitudes”, areas where the wind is especially calm. During this time, the crews ran low on water. They reached land on the 31th of July, in present day Trinidad. The quantity of fresh water entering the ocean had Columbus conclude he was on a continent. He concluded that the “Garden of Eden” was on this new continent. In the next months, Columbus continued to explore the surrounding areas, looking for gold and the Garden of Eden. Columbus sailed to one of his previous settlements to find citizens there rebelling against the tyrannic rule he had established there. The exact date of his return to Europe was unknown, however in 1500, the Spanish crown stripped him of his Governor
Christopher Columbus does not deserve to be honored as a hero with his own holiday. Close to 500 years, people have praised Christopher Columbus and also celebrated him as though he was the one who truly founded America. Teachers teach students that he was a great man, also how he found treasures and land known as America. Students are also taught about the names of his three ships he used on his first voyage. However, they did not teach us the truth about Christopher Columbus, and his so called “discovery”.
He wanted to find gold and seize power for spain and the king. “ He was anxious to please the king that he committed irreparable crimes against the indians” (Excerpt 6). Christopher Columbus didn’t know it was America he thought it was India, so he killed to get his way and find gold. Columbus didn’t want to disappoint the king so he searched for gold. “ Columbus never forgot that his voyage was not one of exploration, but of economics.
Christopher Columbus one of the most famous explorers with an extraordinary legacy was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. He was an Italian explorer and navigator and is very well known for his four voyages and his “discovery” of the New World. Columbus began sailing when he was just a teenager in the Mediterranean and Aegean seas. Later, he moved to Lisbon, Portugal and then Spain where he spent the rest of his life. Columbus’ purpose was to find a passage to Asia by sailing West, but during his voyage he ended up in the Caribbeans and South America. Columbus propose was turned down by King John of Portugal and the rulers of England and France. After several years of being declined, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella funded Columbus’ voyage due
Although, Columbus may have done some bad things to America, he helped England, Spain, and all people to this day. When he discovered America he made it known, allowing people to travel there and begin a new life. Lots of countries honor Columbus, especially Spain. For his discovery we wouldn’t be where we are now, we might have still believed the world was flat. From the author of “Sail On!” he says “Columbus’ voyage made America known to the people of Europe. This truly changed the world. It is why Columbus is honored.”He will be honored for the good things we don’t need to ponder on the
Christopher Columbus was a famous navigator and explorer who was born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy. Columbus wanted to claim land for Spain so he could be rich and spread religion. He originally set out to find the East Indies for many reasons. One was that he hoped to establish trade routes and colonies in order to gain wealth. Another was that there were now bigger guns that could be strapped on ships so he felt that his voyage had more of a chance of being successful. The main reasons for his exploration was that he wanted to find a western route to Asia to find the riches that Marco Polo talked about in his book. So basically he was not courageous, he was just greedy. He intended on arriving in Japan on his first voyage, but instead, he arrived at the Bahamas archipelago. He ended up making numerous voyages and claiming the lands he visited for the Spanish Empire. Columbus continued voyages creating the first lasting European conta...
“In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue”, is the rhyme embedded in children’s heads in the first lesson of US history. However, beyond the discovery of the New World, Christopher Columbus receives no other mentions. Especially no one acknowledges that he was the reason Native Americans were mistreated and kept as slaves. Although Christopher Columbus’ actions are not all honorable he should still be celebrated during Columbus Day as a brave explorer who risked his and his crew’s lives to find a new way of travel and land. His efforts bridged a gap between the New and Old World and helped feed Europe, which immensely impacts our society. Because of his dedication and bravery to be an explorer Christopher Columbus Day should be celebrated.
...us brought America to the attention of the civilized world, to the growing, scientific civilizations of Western Europe. The result, ultimately, was the United States of America. It was Columbus’ discovery for Western Europe that led to the arrival of ideas and people on which this nation was founded on. The voyages of Christopher Columbus contain one of the great adventure stories of all time. His first journey across thousands of miles of unknown ocean, in the middle of the rebellious grievances and tensions of his crew, was not only one of the most significant achievements of recorded human history, but was also a demonstration of Columbus's dominance as mariner and navigator. For a while he had faults and defects, which brought turmoil to his personal life, but there was no flaw, no dark side to the most significant of all his qualities, of course his seamanship.
Christopher Columbus was a renaissance explorer in 1492. he was sent by queen Isabelle and king Ferdinand of Spain to look for a trade route to east Asia
The second Monday in October is celebrated across America as Columbus Day. It is a celebration of the man who discovered America. In school, children are taught that Christopher Columbus was a national hero. In actuality, the man was a murderer. It is true that he found a land that was unknown to the "civilized" world, yet in this discovery, he erased the natives inhabiting the land. With slavery, warfare, and inhumane acts, Christopher Columbus and the men who accompanied him completely destroyed a people, a culture, and a land. These are not actions that should be heralded as heroic.
[2] Columbus is a mainstay of American patriotism. He is the patron saint who planted the seeds of our nation. Our culture has been lulled into his heroic myth for hundreds of years and has celebrated this man with much pomp and circumstance. Columbus’ worthiness has been the subject of much controversy and is now being linked to such un-heroic terms as mass murder, holocaust, and genocide.
Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451, who was the son of a wool merchant. As a teenager, Columbus first went out to sea participating in several trading expeditions around the Mediterranean and Aegean seas. For example, one specific expedition was to the “island of Khios, now known as modern day Greece, this expedition brought him the closest he would come to Asia or so they say. His first expedition into the Atlantic Ocean in 1476 was one that Columbus wouldn't forget, he was sailing with a commercial
Columbus went on four voyages in his lifetime to the New World accomplishing many great things along the way. Although all the land Columbus had found was already inhabited by other civilizations he was ultimately the first person to lead the permeant European discovery of the New World or better known as
Christopher Columbus is well remembered today. The discoveries Columbus made are well appreciated and even though, Columbus is credited with discovering the New World, Columbus really didn’t accomplish any of his goals because he didn’t find any riches for Spain and he didn’t discover the New world nor was he the first to visit. However, he gave the people the opportunity of exploration on the American continent and just like everyone else Columbus had his ups and downs during his four voyages. During his last two years of life after his last voyage, Columbus recovered some of his riches and tried to recover his titles, but didn’t have any luck. Then in 1506, Columbus returned to Spain with nothing but sickness and died on May 20, 1506 due to illness. Christopher Columbus died believing he had discovered a shorter route to
Before the most famous historic voyage to the Americas Christopher Columbus had no support to go on his expedition. Christopher Columbus tried to get support from the King of Portugal John II, but he was turned down. Spain finally agreed to sponsor his voyage in 1492 across the Atlantic Ocean. By agreeing to sponsor Christopher Columbus voyage they believed they would have gained leverage in what they were trying to do in Spain. The Reconquista made the Spaniards very powerful. By Christopher Columbus finding new land with people and gold it convinced King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to continue to support his voyages. Even though the king and queen believed that allowing him to go on the voyages benefited them it actually allowed Christopher