The outline of the story of Columbus is not a new problem. born October 30, 1451 and died May 20, 1506 at the age of 54 years He was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451. When leaving an adult, he became captain and a navigator who deftly. Columbus finally convinced it is not impossible to find a more practical way to areas in eastern Asia by sailing westward across the Atlantic and he diligently pioneering determination. Of course these great intentions would not happen without adequate cost. That's why Columbus persuaded Queen Isabella I also provides the budget for the expedition experiments.
His ship anchored off the Spanish port of August 3, 1492. Melabuh first in the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa. Weigh anchor in the Canary Islands on 6 September and sailed westward rate. A cruise is not a long play, so it is not strange if the crew was horrified and wanted to return it. Columbus? No! Travel must be forwarded, once abstinence rolled sail. And on October 2, 1492 is like a piece of green silk mainland looked at the bow.
Columbus returned to Spain in March next of exploration of the mighty men was greeted with great reverence. After that he made a series of voyages across the Atlantic in the hope of setting foot in China and Japan. But in vain! Columbus remained adamant in his mind that he had found the path of travel to East Asia long before anyone else knew.
Queen Isabel promised Columbus became governor of the island wherever he encountered. But, as the administrator he really incompetent so that was dismissed and sent home to Spain with his hands shackled. But when he got in Spain he was released just never been given the post again. Rumors said that Columbus died in poverty without any funding whatsoever. When his death in 1506, another news-there's also the little wealth.
Obviously, the first voyage of Columbus is a revolutionary change in the history of Europe, and even have a greater influence for the European Continent. All school children to memorize the year 1492 an important year. Nonetheless, there are many possible objections to placing the order lists the name of Columbus in this book.
One objection is that instead of Columbus the first European to discover the New World. Leif Ericson, Viking sailors, centuries before Columbus had set foot in the Americas and so-so to believe some other Europeans also have crossed the Atlantic in the days of Leif Ericson and Columbus.
From this point of history, Leif Ericson is not an important figure. Matters concerning the discovery has never been widespread, so did not leave any change either in America or Europe. Conversely, the discovery of America by Columbus news spread like lightning across Europe. Just a few years after returning Columbus, and as a direct result of his discovery, many additional expedition arrived in the New World and the conquest and colonization even start.
Is likely to sooner or later America was discovered by the Europeans, even they may very well speak of any delays, it's time not so long. But subsequent developments will be very much different when the American found-let's say the year 1510 - by the expedition of the French or English and not in 1492 by Columbus. On the pretext of whatever is in fact Colombuslah people who find the American continent.
Possible third objection is that, even before the trip Colombus many Europeans of the 15th century who knew already that the real earth is round shape. This theory has been expressed by the Greek philosophers centuries before, and the unshakable justification of Aristotle's hypothesis is enough to convince European intellectuals in the 1400s. Meanwhile, Columbus was not the famous people who show that the earth is round. (At least, he failed to do so). He was famous in the New World discovery, the good people of the 15th century Europe or Aristotle knew nothing of the American continent.
Columbus was not entirely admirable character. He is famous miser. Nature is what led him to face difficulties in obtaining funds allowances of Queen Isabella for Columbus too revealing their greed when haggling. Also, although not deserve accuse today's ethics by size-he treated the Indians with the cruelty that is.
Reference;
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/spain/spain_art.cfm
http://www.evgschool.org/Columbus' s% 20Sailing% 20Ships.htm
http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus
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