Columbus
There was a man by the name of Christopher Columbus, who went down in history for starting the discovery of a new world. He had no plans for finding this new land. His goal was to find a quicker way to Asia for trade in which he would make pure profit. (Armento 17) Did this man live up to his reputation? Was he a man honorable enough to go down into history for finding a new land and starting a new era of exploration? Christopher Columbus had great success, but also many failures. He was most successful as an explorer. He was probably the best navigator this world has ever seen. He navigated without modern instruments and no real substantial maps to know where he was going. (Marshall 53) Columbus was mocked and made fun of. People said he would die trying to find a quicker way to Asia. To finance his trip, he went to three world powers. They all declined, but he finally persuaded Spain to finance his voyage. (Davis 4) Columbus triumphed over the alleg
Yes, Columbus deserves his place in history, but he does not live up to all of the expectations we remember him by. Spain thought if indeed Columbus was right about Asia, it would mean Spain would be in charge of trade between India and Europe . (Armento 18) Due to Columbus' travels to a new land, some Americans have Spanish heritage and why some styles of architecture were greatly influenced. In return, the Indians gave Columbus's crew syphilis, which later ravaged throughout Europe and parts of Asia killing many people. There are also many negative aspects from Columbus' coming here. (Marshall 53) Columbus made all the wrong decisions. (Davis 5) In honor of Columbus, we celebrate Columbus day and have parades, but it is clear that we have remembered his successes rather than his failures. By going to the new world, he started a new era of exploration and wonder. Works CitedArmento, Beverly J. Spain also did not want other countries to find the supposed route first. Many of the Natives on the islands where Columbus landed are not there today, because of the harsh treatment and disease (such as smallpox) brought by the Spanish. (Armento 17) People thought that when one arrived at the edge of the world there were monsters that would eat them. His failures are forgotten in the midst of his triumph.
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