Columbus is viewed upon as a hero mainly because of his famous voyage. Columbus believed that if someone sailed west, this person would arrive in India quicker and with fewer obstacles, thus giving a better trade route to the Spanish. After many restless weeks, Columbus and his crew arrived in the Caribbean, which they had thought was India. People believe that from this voyage, Columbus was the one who discovered America, and is also seen as a great man who tried to do nothing but good for his country. He is viewed upon as a hero by Americans for these reasons, and has even received a day dedicated to him.
Gino Pantangco 12/13/11 US History The Atrocities of Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus is well known for discovering the New World and is seen as a hero of medieval exploration by many scholars today. However, what many text books fail to mention is the fact that he was a genocidal maniac who set in motion what would become probably the worst case of genocide imposed on one nation of human beings by another. Obsessed with finding a sea route to Asia and the Far East, Columbus set out on his ‘Enterprise of the Indies’ in 1492, backed by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. However, instead of finding a route to the rich trade in the East, Columbus and his crew discovered the New World, and soon set about subjugating and murdering the local population and removing the vast wealth from the land. A small colony was established in Hispaniola (modern day Haiti and The Dominican Republic) consisting of thirty-nine of his crew, the rest returned to Spain with Columbus along with gold, spices and natives taken as slaves to be given as gifts for his royal patrons.
Generally, Christopher Columbus is not really the man that school textbooks portrayed him to be. I believe that if people only knew who Christopher Columbus really was, they would have a different opinion of him. When we were in grade school, we read in our World History textbooks that Christopher Columbus was a great navigator and explorer of the sea, who proved that the world was round and founded America. We also read that he was a very smart man, who accomplished his goals to teach his people about the world around them. However, Christopher Columbus was not a humble man at all; he just wanted all the glory, fame, and fortune he would receive after his voyages.
Answer: According to Zinn, Columbus is portrayed as a big hero and we should all dedicate a day to his discovery. People praise him because traditional history books fail to tell the truth about what he has really done. 4. Why does Zinn dispute Henry Kissinger’s statement, “History is the memory of states?”
This is the start of a new world, but it is also a start for a series of genocides and tragic! Many people may think that Columbus is a hero, however, I my opinion, I think Christopher Columbus is not a hero but a villain. It is widely accepted that Christopher Columbus “discovered” America, however, during 1492, millions of Native Americans already live on that giant lands. If America had been discovered by Columbus, how is that possible that there are people living on it? Moreover, it is also widely accepted that Columbus is the “first” one discover the New World.
Michael Taglianetti Columbus: Hero or Myth? With the production of multiple media such as books and films about the famous explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus and his voyages to the Americas, one can reluctantly develop a solid view of Columbus himself as well as his voyages based on conflicting details of primary and secondary sources. Upon the viewing of the epic adventure/drama film 1492: Conquest of Paradise, and the reading of Columbus’ letters to Santangel describing his first voyage from a first-hand account, I continue to struggle developing a lasting image of the explorer. Columbus, a man whom many including myself have been taught since early childhood was supposedly heroic and iconic, may not have been the idol many of us had once perceived. With the film reiterating much of the charismatic and heroic traits that Columbus is often associated with along with his death defying, ground breaking, divine voyage and exploration, his letters to Santangel seem to offer more of a transparent glance into his voyages.
Christopher Columbus had quite the opposite feelings when he sailed accidently towards the Indie Islands. As a Spanish explorer, his new-founded discoveries were an amazing opportunity to seize the new lands in the name of his country and His Savior. Throughout his journeys, he wrote four letters (each time he came back to the Indies). Each time was to tell of his expeditions and new experiences that he and his crew went through. However, on his fourth and last voyage, he realized the downfall that trip brought to him as he wrote his letter to Ferdinand and Isabella.
This New World would soon have the power to over the next century to contribute in making Spain the wealthiest and vigorous nation on Earth. Columbus also never realized the influence his discoveries would have on future explorers as well.5 One of the explorers Christopher Columbus had influenced was John Cabot. In May of 1497, Cabot set sail along with his son, Sebastian, under King Henry VII’s authority. Cabot, like Columbus, sailed westward and held this course for an estimated distance of 700 leagues, first spotting land on June 24. Primarily, the crew believed this land to be part of the dominions of the Grand Chain, which was
He returned to Spain in glory, having discovered the New World. What's wrong with this story? Quite a bit, actually. Myth #1: Columbus wanted to prove the world was not flat. The theory that the earth was flat and that it was therefore possible to sail off the edge of it was common in the middle ages, but had been discredited by Columbus' time.
I will try to come to a conclusion based on my own knowledge and some sources. I would like to start by giving some of the reasons why this battle can be seen as a great deliverance because the British survived to fight another day, and the population back home was led to believe it was a great delivery. They had to spread this sort of propaganda to keep up British morale. According to David Knowles, a military historian, writing in his study of Dunkirk and its effects, Escape from Catastrophe (2002) says hundreds of British troops were rescued from the Germans and were needed back on the shores to defend against a Nazi invasion. All boats ferried the troops from shore to the destroyers, but thousands still headed back to Britain on these boats .the book shows Dunkirk was indeed a victory, this textbook was written to inform people about the events of Dunkirk, it also suggests in the name Dunkirk had escaped from the catastrophe that was taking place.