1495, three years after Columbus's discovery of the new world, Maximo Zamoria, a Spanish conquistador, set off to the Americas in search of gold and glory. Maximo gathered a crew of one hundred strong and well-trained men, along with his right hand man, Samuel. With the permission of the Spanish king, Maximo and his men gathered enough supplies for half a year of travel, and got the finest Spanish sailing vessel to set off for the new world.
An Italian explorer responsible for the European discovery of America in 1492. Columbus wanted to sail across the ocean to find Asia and all the riches they had. Columbus never reached Asia because he sailed west across the Atlantic instead of sailing south around Africa and then east. Although Columbus did not ever reach Asia he landed on a small island in the Caribbean. Columbus named that island San Salvador.
As we all know, Christopher Columbus set sail into the unknown in 1492. His efforts and findings sparked a time period of exploration, trade, colonization, and even new alliances. Years before, another explorer, although lesser-known was born. Their name was Juan Ponce de Leon. Juan Ponce de Leon is a Spaniard conquistador and explorer.
Eventually Columbus got all of the ships and money that he needed for his first voyage from Spain’s Queen Isabella. Later on, he had reached the opportunity to achieve his main goal that was caused by selfishness, he wanted to become rich. Queen Isabella was also just as selfish as Columbus was. The only reason that
When you think about who discovered the New World you most likely think Christopher Columbus. There is a huge controversy on who truly discovered the New World. Columbus didn’t actually mean to discover the New World, he was trying to avoid blocks so he went the other way and found the New World. A place where the Europeans have never seen. However if Columbus did he led Europe into the Age of Exploration.
By rationing their food, Magellan assured that they would have enough food to last them through winter. The explorer also carefully navigated the straight, being careful not to take the lives of his men for granted. Most notably, in the execution of two of the men who mutinied against him, Magellan showed the wiseness of a leader who wanted to prevent a greater uprising, and therefore the loss of more lives. This is most prevalent in the Battle of Mactan, described in Document E. Though it is obvious that Antonia Pigafetta admires the captain and accordingly depicts him as a great hero, it is unequivocally true that Magellan’s choice to retreat by degree was one of a magnanimous leader.
Christopher Columbus as we know is the historical person credited for the discovery of the New World. Zheng He was a Hui-Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who commanded voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa. Each men and their fleets had two completely different reason for their travel. Christopher Columbus purpose was to find a new trade way to the Asian countries. Zheng He's purpose was to enlarge empires control of seaway trade.
“...Captain-Major went to the said three ships… and there the captain of one of them was killed… [Magellan] ordered Gaspar de Quesada to be decapitated and quartered; he was the captain of one of the ships and was one of those who have mutinied’ (Document B). This is why Magellan wasn’t worth defending because he was extremely cruel while leaving men fearing for their lives that he would’ve also killed them as well. My next reason why I don’t believe Magellan wasn’t worth defending was him losing sight of his mission. Magellan traveled as far as the Philippines to get more spices as well as other luxuries but as soon as he went into the islands, he only wanted to convert the native people to Christianity. He threatened to burn down their villages and slaughter them if they didn’t want to convert.
The first voyage then led to a second voyage which they sponsored by that led to his discovery of several islands. and a third voyage which they had also sponsored. The third voyage was to discover new territories, on which he discovered series of islands. When they got married they created the Castile of Aragon which that formed the kingdom of Spain. They are also known for completing the Reconquista.
Traveling the world over 800 years ago, in the medieval era, was extremely challenging, with many parts of the world yet to be discovered. The world was thought to be flat, with stories about people falling off the edge... and that is where we find our hero. Marco Polo, an adventurous Venetian born in 1254 who travelled the world until his death in early 1324. In 1271, Marco Polo set out with his father and uncle, both travelling merchants, on an epic journey of Europe, the Far East and Asia.
The greatest European explorer to ever live was not Christopher Columbus, it was the one and only Bartolomeu Dias. Bartolomeu Dias’s life was full of adventure and hardship. Through numerous amounts of research, Bartolomeu Dias took a gamble and sailed to the southernmost tip of Africa by reaching the Indian Ocean from the Atlantic. He is definitely one of the greatest European explorers to ever live because no other explorer has ever accomplished this achievement before.
The purpose of the, Letter of Columbus, Describing the Results of his First Voyage, was to inform about his discoveries and formally claim new territories. Columbus wrote this letter to Luis de Santangel, secretary of the royal court of spain, and I think that Columbus just wanted to show off his accomplishments to the royal courts, especially to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel. I believe that the reason Columbus wanted them to know about everything that occurred was because he was sponsored by them and he just wanted to show them that the voyage was successful and not a fail. I noticed that throughout the letter, Columbus exaggerated a lot about his discoveries and the people he met; this might of been because he wanted the King and Queen
Compare Christopher Columbus's letter to Santangel (1493) regarding the first voyage to his letter to Ferdinand and Isabella (1503) regarding the fourth voyage. Discuss the apparent differences in the motivation and purpose of each letter. Also discuss what the letters suggest about the relative value of kings and great cities, the power of Spanish explorers, or the relative importance of the "people without number" who already inhabit the islands. essay Columbus’s first letter talks about his successes and the lack of opposition from the inhabitants and how they fled immediately upon his arrival. Columbus sends out scouts to look for royalty or cities on the islands.
This article is a description of Sir Francis Drake’s voyage, detailing the specific events that transpired throughout the voyage. Throughout this paper I will be comparing and contrasting these two voyages. Sir Francis Drake and Ferdinand de Magellan both had a fleet of five ships that accompanied them on their voyage. In both voyages only one of the ships survived with most of the crew being either lost of dead. Both Drake and Magellan had some trouble with their crew.
One of the most renowned explorers in world history, Ferdinand Magellan is an iconic figure who has left an indelible mark on our understanding and interpretation of global exploration. His famed journey around the world, while tragically concluded with his death at sea, was a remarkable achievement that opened up unprecedented trading and knowledge-sharing opportunities. It is through both direct primary sources as well as secondary accounts written by his contemporaries that scholars have come to understand what motivated him to undertake such a monumental voyage into the unknown. This annotated bibliography will explore this immense impact that Ferdinand Magellan had on both European and world history by including MLA citations of primary
