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Marco Polo Queen Isabella
1,103 wordsAlthough the journals and diaries, in which Christopher Columbus is said to have recorded his discoveries, have long been lost to us and the ones that remain are not the originals, these works may not tell the whole story, or even possibly the truth of his discoveries. This essay will endeavor to explain what Columbus expected to find in the Indies, how his reports reflected these findings and the deception in what he reported back to the empire in a bid to hide his misfortunes. Upon the reading...
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Marco Polo Christopher Columbus
1,040 words... for many years. He deceived his sovereigns so as to ensure that the financial arrangements that he required for his future voyages would continue. Christianity quickly became an objective for Columbus as to gain recognition and continuing support from the Church in Spain for further voyages. Once he realised that the native people believed that he and his crew were gods, therefore Columbus felt it would be easy to convert them to Christianity. Las Casas quoted Columbus as saying these people...
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Christopher Columbus Queen Isabella
1,101 wordsKing Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile were both important rulers during the Renaissance. They both ruled during a time in which change was constant. Things were being rediscovered and improved to become more efficient. These two rulers also partook in this movement for change. They improved their country in several ways, including the establishment of justice, and regulation of trade. These things improved their country dramatically, opening it up to endless possibilities of gro...
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Ponce De Leon Puerto Rico
287 wordsJuan Ponce de Leon was born in 1460 in Spain. He fought for Spain in the battle which defeated the Moors of Granada as a teenager. In 1493 he traveled to the Americas with Christopher Columbus on his second, less famous, voyage to the New world. He fought in a battle the island of Hispaniola against revolutionaries against Spain. His bravery in that battle was rewarded by King Ferdinand II of Spain. The reward for his role in the Spanish victory was a commission to explore the island of Puerto R...
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Ponce De Leon Puerto Rico
293 wordsPonce de Leon Juan Ponce de Leon was born in 1460 in Spain. He fought for Spain in the battle which defeated the Moors of Granada as a teenager. In 1493 he traveled to the Americas with Christopher Columbus on his second, less famous, voyage to the New world. He fought in a battle on the island of Hispaniola against revolutionaries against Spain. His bravery in that battle was rewarded by King Ferdinand II of Spain. The reward for his role in the Spanish victory was a commission to explore the i...
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Ponce De Leon Juan Ponce De
2,414 wordsPonce de Leon? s Search for the Elusive Fountain Ponce de Leon? s quest for the fountain of youth led to the discovery of Florida and many other unexpected yet significant discoveries. His discoveries helped him to become a rich man and a brave conquistador. On March 3, 1513, Juan Ponce de Leon sailed from the island of Puerto Rico with three ships. After asking King Ferdinand of Spain permission to conquer and settle the island of Bimini, Ponce de Leon set sail on a quest for a mythical fountai...
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