Essays on Christopher Columbus

In 1492, Christopher Columbus made an unexpected discovery of the Americas while trying to accomplish his “enterprise of the Indies” that was supported by the Spanish monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella (Levine 58). Columbus’s purpose for his voyage was to find an alternate route to Asia...

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was an Italian trader, explorer and navigator. He was born in Genoa, Italy. In 1492, a new world had been founded by this man. Many people in Western of Europe want the shorter way to get to Asia. At that time, he...

The factors that inspired people to undergo such a journey despite the risk of failures and danger would be similar to Columbus’ in which Columbus sought after admiration from the royal highest of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, wealth, and major accomplishment that leads to...

Pangea was a supercontinent that existed during the Mesozoic and Paleozoic eras. It began to break apart, into two separate continents, about 175 million years ago. This large-scale global change would forever change the biology and geography of the world. The splitting of Pangea would...

How would you like it if someone simply came to your home and enslaved you. On October 12, 1492 Columbus saw land, and said “I claimed the island for Spain” he thought he was at the East Indies but he was at a small island...

Americans have celebrated Columbus Day since 1937 and it has become a proud mark on the calendar. Some have argued that Columbus was the cause of the annihilation of the Native population. However, it is important to remember Columbus was a man of his time,...

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and colonizer who completed four voyages a cross the Atlantic Ocean that opened the New World for conquest and permanent European colonization of the Americas. Columbus had embarked with intent to find and develop a westward route to the...

The story of Christopher Columbus is one of great controversy and mystery, as historical accounts and myths are often used interchangeably by individuals without consciously knowing so. Children’s biographies function as a prime example of the confused custom of myth, misconception, and legend surrounding Columbus;...

The Columbian Exchange was the biological exchange of diseases, food, animals, and people around the world. This is something that had an enormous impact on the people and cities all over. When voyagers made their first trips to the new world, they brought animals unfamiliar...

Christopher Columbus discovered the New World during an expedition to India. Even if he was not the first one who reached America, he was the first one who furnished proofs of his discovery. Indeed, during his four voyages to the New World he wrote several...

In the past, European countries came to the Americas looking to build their empire and gain power. They were competing to be the most powerful country and improve their economic lives. In the drive to be the most powerful European country, they started colonizing the...

The plants associated with the Columbian Exchange drastically changed both the economy and culture of the New and Old Worlds. European voyagers returned home with New World plants, for example, beans, squash, stew peppers, sunflowers, peanuts, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, avocado and pineapple. In any case,...

The Taino lived in small villages ruled by chiefs. Christopher Columbus built a fort at Santo Domingo, which became the capital of the Spanish rule in the Caribbean. Encomiendas, or land grants, were given to the Spanish settlers. These land grants gave them complete control...

America has celebrated Christopher Columbus as a national holiday since 1892. However, I feel this holiday should not be a holiday due to the history of Christopher Columbus. I am not the only who feels this way as several people in my class argued with...

The Columbian Exchange was the global diffusion of animals, diseases, people, technology and ideas between Europe, and the Americas. During the Age of Exploration, European explorers embarked on journeys across the Atlantic Ocean to find a shorter route to India. However, they discovered two new...

Natives were one of the first people to actively come together and live in harmony as a civilization. They did so for thousands of years, however, this way of life has been jeopardized ever since Columbus decided to colonize North America in 1492. In 158...

Christopher Columbus had always dreamt of setting sail to Asia, but there was an obstacle: he needed financial support. At first, Columbus was unable to get funding for his trip, but then he approached the King and Queen of Spain, Ferdinand and Isabella, and they...