The Pros And Cons Of Spanish Exploration

Firstly, one reason they were exploring was, for the search of God. While the explorers were sailing, they also hoped to convert others to believe in God. For example, that could mean someone who believes in islam views being converted to, believe in Christianity. Even though, they were hoping to spread christian views, they wanted to stop the spread of the islam religion. While all of the above had taken place, the explorers also had groups of missionaries, hoping to move into unknown lands and spread christianity. By the imagination of the events above, there must’ve been many difficult situations that the explorers had to handle. While teaching the non - believers about christianity, it is obvious that the missionaries would have worry about the task of the teaching. The missionaries would have worry about the task because, they are basically going into land where they never have been before.

By the lands being unknown to the missionaries, the teaching must’ve been nearly impossible.

Many explorers believed it was God's will to find new areas and countries. Spain was a very strong Catholic country. It was estimated that over two thousand heretics were burned down at the stake during the exploration. For a large part of the Spanish exploration, there was no religious freedom. Many Muslims and Jews were kicked out or killed during the Spanish Inquisition. One of the reasons the Spanish kings let Columbus sail to the new world was because there would be many people to convert to Christianity. However, instead of converting the Aztecs, Cortes slaughtered them. Despite the teachings and searchings being nearly impossible and full of worry, the missionaries were also putting their lives at risk. They were at risk because, the foreign lands that they were visiting, could’ve been infested with all types of diseases. In regards of it being a dangerous task, it all was completed by the

missionaries.

Secondly, another reason they were exploring was, for the search of glory.
Glory was found by the explorers, in the voyages and in the land they might reserve, making them wealthy rulers instead of poor sailors. Many people took the risk to have the “fame” or honor so they would set out on a voyage full of adventure on the open seas to see what they could find. Glory, was a fairly important idea in Europe. That, could mean that, the explorers in those days were most likely gossiping about the ideas of glory. The idea and the focus on individual achievement with the growth of the printing press, the idea of gaining fame or recognition for one’s actions was way more possible than before. Also, individual kings wanted glory for their kingdoms. By doing so, competition starts. For example, if everyone in a area was searching for things that could make them more known. That would make everyone do anything possible to have glory or become famous. For instance, in those days there were many explorers looking for ways to become more famous. For example, Hernan Cortes traveled to Mexico, although he was already a explorer... He just felt he needed glory like many others. Cortes was so desperate for his glory, sometimes he even ignored the Governor and continued his voyage. But after Cortes had taken over the Aztecs, he wanted to start a colony in Mexico; a colony that he would be in control of. He thought he would get more fame if he stayed in Mexico than if he had went back to Spain. Although, the things above being tough, I think that glory was also a main part of traveling to the new world for many explorers. But then again, what comes with glory, usually brings wealth.

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Even though all the exploration days were very important to the explorers I think that, gold and glory were the most important reasons for the exploration days. The reason why i think both are important is because, if you were to have gold in those days, you were usually guaranteed to have “fame” or glory. A good person for an example would be Hernan Cortes,
A rich explorer who was famous and had a lot of money and stayed in mexico to, remain famous and rich. In my opinion, glory was the major factor for going to the new world, but it also comes with more than just glory. Although God wasn’t the main motivating factor in the exploration days, that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a reason. The reason why it wasn’t really important is because, Cortez and his crew killed the missionaries. With that being said, The missionaries could also have gone to other places to convert people. Overall, there were many different explorers in total. So, that means, there isn’t a way to really say what was the most vital resource in those exploration days. But in my opinion, i feel that gold was the most important out of the “three g’s”. The reason why is because, finding gold in those times would causes witnesses to gossip around and spread what what seen by them which leads to the finder of the gold, being famous.

In the days of exploration, there were many causes and effects that led to being motives for exploration. For instance, In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Age of Exploration saw Christopher Columbus stumble upon the Americas and a ship that circled Earth for the first time. While those involved were often driven by curiosity and a desire for “fame” of glory, the European drive to explore also had practical economic and religious motives. Portugal, Spain and other countries sought more easier routes to the luxury of the East, new sources of precious metals and opportunities to spread Christianity in Islam. When Columbus arrived in the Caribbean in 1492, he believed he was in the Far East. Like explorers before and after him, Columbus sought a water route to Asia, which abounded in commodities prized in Europe. Of particular interest were the Spice Islands of present-day Indonesia, which were rich in pepper, nutmeg and mace. Aware that the Earth is round, Columbus hoped to reach Asia by sailing across the Atlantic. Portuguese mariner Vasco da Gama became the first European to reach Asia by sea when he arrived in India in 1498. Sponsored by Spain, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan sailed west from Europe in 1519 hoping to find a route to Asia while circumnavigating the globe. Magellan died in the process, but one of his ships accomplished the objective. In 1452, the pope issued an official proclamation that encouraged Europe's Christian rulers to subjugate and convert all non-Christians around the world. Few took that edict more seriously than Queen Isabella of Spain and her husband, King Ferdinand, who were known as the Catholic monarchs and had driven Muslims and Jews out of Iberia. and, upon learning of the lands he discovered, felt compelled and entitled to convert the native people to Christianity.