The Journey of Christopher Columbus offers insight that have filled important gaps in my knowledge of his experiences. One of the most interesting aspects of his trip was the main reason why he went in the first place, religion. In addition to claiming new land for his King and Queen, his religion played an extremely …
When reading Christopher Columbus’ journal documenting his first voyage of discovery, I found myself thinking: “If I was reading this in the 15th century, I would think this was all fiction”. Columbus starts documenting his journey aboard the Santa María the 3rd of August, 1492 after crossing the bar of Saltés and setting a course […]
The Voyage of Christopher Columbus offset my expectations in many ways. His logs of the journey he thought was to The Indies seemed to paint his destination in a positive light, but I believe there is a lot he left out. I found it interesting that one of Columbus’ main goals was to spread Christianity […]
The journal entries of Christopher Columbus were very interesting and insightful to me. My knowledge of Christopher Columbus’ voyage was incomplete and lacking in details that I learned by reading the journal. I did not realize how gold and religion had a big impact on the voyage and Christopher Columbus emphasizes in his journal how the… Continue reading Week Two – Meeting of Two Worlds
My impression, before reading these two pieces, of Columbus was very good and I admired his feats. Now I see that he was cruel and ignoble in his dealing with the native people of the “New World”. Throughout the Journal he speaks of ways to trick the N…
My impression, before reading these two pieces, of Columbus was very good and I admired his feats. Now I see that he was cruel and ignoble in his dealing with the native people of the “New World”. Throughout the Journal he speaks of ways to trick the N…
My impression, before reading these two pieces, of Columbus was very good and I admired his feats. Now I see that he was cruel and ignoble in his dealing with the native people of the “New World”. Throughout the Journal he speaks of ways to trick the N…
My impression, before reading these two pieces, of Columbus was very good and I admired his feats. Now I see that he was cruel and ignoble in his dealing with the native people of the “New World”. Throughout the Journal he speaks of ways to trick the Natives in order to be welcomed in the Future in order to gain from their fortunes.
The video/readings this week were very interesting. I knew a bit about Columbus before, but not much more than the fact that he had “discovered” America, and did so in quite a cruel and cold manner. So I enjoyed getting some more details on the subject, as well as reading his own personal accounts. My opinion on […]
Christopher Columbus’ work is very important in the study of Latin America. He is the first documented explorer to discover Latin America. His journal sets a detailed account of all things concerning his travel. He spends a majority of it narrating his…
