10. When Columbus landed in the New World, he believed that he had reached the Indies; thus, he thought, the people he met were Indians. Even though more than 500 years have passed since that voyage, the native people of the Americas are still often referred to as “Indians 11. Before Columbus was a famous admiral and governor of the New World, he was a pirate, or Privateer, who helped attack Moorish merchant trips 12. Columbus was very religious and believed God had called him to make his voyages.
After ten years of monumental efforts but fruitless results, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to finance Columbus in the hopes of acquiring great wealth. On August 3, 1492, Columbus and three ships, the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria, left Palos, Spain and headed westward. After stopping in the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, Columbus' ships hit the open seas. Covering about 150 miles a day, the trip was long and arduous. The crew was afraid of sea monsters and grew more restless every day land was not sighted.
In the first Letter Christopher Columbus demonstrates a passionate tone providing a greater value to his accountability and reliability to his letters. Christopher Columbus first voyage letter provides a more authentic account with his descriptive voyage of the islands. Describing each stop and its distinctive riches, leaders, and surrounding. Some of which described the vegetation or area for example where he provides and location in the letter "its lands are high, and there are in it very many sierras and very lofty mountains, beyond comparison with the island of Tenerife.” Such descriptions provide reliability to the letters being written along with the detailed description of where Christopher Columbus was and as he goes further into great depth to describe other lands with details of distance of location ”I understood sufficiently from other Indians, whom I had already taken that this land was nothing but an island. And therefore I followed its coast eastwards for one hundred and seven leagues to the point where it ended.” Christopher Columbus’ tone throughout the first letter seems to also be optimistic .With it being his first voyage Christopher Columbus seems to have a positive way of
In the Spirit of Amorolek – By Canoe from the Blue Ridge to Jamestown By Richard Freeman Allan [4445 wd. Orig version] In which the author embarks upon the smallest of Albemarle Countie water-courses, only to arrive ten days hence at an historic Towne sited upon the Olde Dominion’s largest river. And encountering en route majesties and miseries of Nature, a Respectfulle Meditation on a forgotten Native son, Wyldlife plentifulle, as well as Mightie Paynes of both the back and shoulders. The crazy notion overtook me innocently enough. In February 1999, the day after a heavy rain, I had eased my 16-foot Discovery Canoe into eight-foot wide Lickinghole Creek.
Bibliography • Keith A. Pickering -www.columbusnavigation.com/v1.shtml, 1997-2010 • En.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher Columbus, Nov 9, 2011 • Eyewitnesstohistory.com/columbus.htm, 2004 • Creating America, New York Edition. McDougal Littell, a division of Houghton Mifflin Company-2007. Pages 49-53 Dear Journal August 3, 1492 I can’t believe that King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain gave me the opportunity to go sailing. It took me a couple of tries, but they agreed to supply me with everything I need. The ruler of Spain gave me three ships-the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
Columbus underestimated the size of the earth a. he estimated Asia to be 2,400 miles west of Portugal b. Asia is 12,000 miles west 4. Portugal turned down Columbus’ request in 1484 (why) C. Columbus’ deal with the Spanish 1. Ferdinand and Isabella were the rulers of Spain who funded the expedition 2. Columbus promised gold and the spreading of the Catholic faith 3. In return, Columbus would be knighted
He described the land and the people. He had feelings of gratitude and feelings of sadness. He knew was born to do this voyage. God played a big part of this journey and was a great leader for Christopher Columbus. In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
Columbus an Italian believed he could sail west across the Atlantic and reach India. With sponsorship from the Spanish Monarch Columbus, with 3 ships and 90 sailors discovers the New World. He arrived at the Bahamas first encountering the Arawak Indians. Columbus never in his lifetime acknowledged that what he discovered was not India. Millions of natives in the New World died due to European illness making it easier for the Spanish Conquistadors to move in and take over much of the Americas.
One day they caught him with his guard down before he could even realize what he had taken as a stroke of luck was really one of fate’s dirty tricks. What literary element does the author use in these sentences? A. flashback, describing a time earlier in Juan’s life B. conflict, explaining a problem that Juan must resolve C. exposition, giving background information about the passage D. foreshadowing, hinting at unfortunate events later in the passage 2. Read this excerpt from the passage. Soon his work became so absorbing that his noble mission blurred in his mind.
The first voyage consisted of discovering Cuba and sailing on the coast while making short excursions inland. Columbus saw trade and profit could be made off the Indians while also converting them to Catholics. Six months after Columbus’s first voyage, he sets off again on a second voyage which seventeen vessels, twelve hundred men, and six priest. They set up the first European settlement on the Atlantic side, but Columbus wasn’t satisfied with this, he still wanted to push west to reach the shores of Asia. Running out of supplies and the crew about to go on mutiny, Columbus turns the ships around and only if he went about fifty more miles, he would have discovered that Cuba was an island.