In my opinion, the meeting of the Spaniards with present day Latin America was a coincidence that later ensued terror.As stated in the lecture video, the Spaniards were not the first people to encounter the Americas. However, they were the ones that ca…
In my opinion, the meeting of the Spaniards with present day Latin America was a coincidence that later ensued terror.As stated in the lecture video, the Spaniards were not the first people to encounter the Americas. However, they were the ones that ca…
Reading the journal on Christopher Columbus was interesting because it was the first time that I was exposed to a journal written by historically famous person. The journal includes events that occurred to him and his crews from the beginning of sailing to return to Spain. Christopher Columbus is famous for discovering a new place […]
The second reading by Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala is shown to be an interesting perspective on the Spanish victory over the Incas in what is now called Peru. The reading also provides a detailed progression on why so many men went to the new world and how they were able to succeeded in conquest so […]
The Reading the journal of Christopher Columbus was (to say the least) a interesting read. When it comes to historical views on the man, there are two popular conceptions, the hero or villain. The hero approach sees Columbus as a brave man that sail the ocean to lead to the founding of nations to come. The […]
Reading the journal of Christopher Columbus was valuable and, in my opinion, critical to understanding the establishment of the New World. Although his account of the events reinforced my understanding of Columbus as a greedy and lousy person, it allowed me to see his actions has purely ignorant and unintentional. Columbus saw himself as a […]
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Christopher Columbus portrays himself throughout the Journal as an optimistic and ambitious man in seek of the Island of Samoet, where the “Indians” claim the gold is at. His whole journey sole-purpose relies on finding the gold and the Great Khan. However, he is misled throughout his whole journey due to the lack of knowledge about the tribe´s he comes across, the geography of the various locations he travels through, and the cultural barriers that exist between them; such as language and cultural beliefs. Columbus can also be interpreted as…read more
The two texts represent a deep glimpse into the perspective of men on both sides of the conquest of the New World. Christopher Columbus of course is presumed to be the first Old World explorer to venture to the Americas, whereas Guaman Poma is a direct descendent of indigenous conquerors and leaders that have lived […]
