The meeting of the two worlds was one of the most remarkable events for society up to that point in history. Two cultures that were completely different exchanged culture and goods. However, the truth was more malicious than what the mainstream societal narrative is. Despite the potential to have a fruitful exchange with the native … Continue reading Week 2: The Meeting of Two Worlds blog post by Brendan Bayer
The video for this week’s lecture included two simple, yet easily debatable prompts. One prompt asked for me to explore the view I had previously held of Christopher Columbus, prior to reading his personal journal. The other prompt, somewhat of a follow up to the first, asked if I had changed my mind after doing… Continue reading When Old Meets New →
This week the readings were based on what we may consider, today, the beginning of Latin America. For me Latin America has always been full of culture and history. I had never considered the beginning of it; I had only ever considered it as it is today. Hence, I found 1942 an interesting but logical […]
I never learned about Christopher Columbus and his voyages in school, so I never learned the story of him “discovering…
Whenever Christopher Columbus is mentioned, much of the time the discussion goes in one of two directions, either painting him as a hero or villain (I use these terms loosely). But this week’s material has caused me to think deeper about the narratives that we share, specifically the fact that the character of Christopher Columbus […]
My impression of Columbus is one that has never had particularly strong footing. At a young age, he was a sort of folk hero, along the same lines as someone like Hernan Cortes of Ferdinand Magellan. The implications of Columbus’ ‘discovery’, as well as his own character, were of less importance than his arbitrary elevation […]
For a while now, I have had the intention of reading the journal of Christopher Columbus but I just hadn’t gotten around to it…until now, well in part at least. And to be honest, I feel näive for feeling surprised at what I read, rather like the shock experienced by the sadness at the end […]
Listening to “The Meeting of Two Worlds” videos and reading the journal of Christopher Columbus himself has left me with two feelings. One being, intrigued about what happens next in the historical story, and the second being frustrated with Columbus. The first feeling is usually how I feel when I begin to learn about a […]
The arrival of Columbus and his people to the Americas in 1492 and what it signifies for both Latin American and European history is an incredibly complex subject. It starts from the way that arrival is framed – is it a “discovery”, a “conquering”, an “invasion”? We tend to quickly classify it as one or […]
This week’s subject is surrounding the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus and his first interactions with indigenous people. By watching the the videos and reading the articles I became more familiar with Columbus ambitions regarding his reasoning for starting his voyage towards western hemisphere. It was interesting to realize that his main driver for […]
