Christopher Columbus is quite a controversial figure, being called a national hero and a ruthless and greedy imperialist. His logical and geocraphical ideas of a westward route to Asia were brought by the literature he read. To gain support for his project, he would attemt and fail a few times befor...

Cabeza de Vaca Cabeza de Vaca was born in 1490 as a noble. He was a Spanish explorer in the Americas. Cabeza was part of an expedition that included 5 overloaded ships. They were separated in a storm while sailing to the Americas. Cabeza and his ship sailed to Texas coast and then rej...