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In Western history, 1492 is significant for being the first voyage of Columbus and the year that Spain expelled the Jews and Moors (Moslems).
A combination of the supposed absurdity of being ruled by a country 3,000 miles away over an ocean and the way Britain mostly ignored the colonies brought about the growth of colonial self-government.
Historians now think he was Spanish. The theory is he took a different persona because his family were political rivals of the crown and the crown would never support his ideas. To back up this theory they point out he only spoke and wrote in Spanish and was married to a Spanish Nobel woman. A rough Italian sailor would never have been permitted to marry into a wealthy Spanish family in the 1400's. Who someone married was very important and political.
Recent research shows he was Spanish. He wrote in Spanish and spoke Spanish. His wife was Spanish. Columbus wasn't Spanish. He was born in Genoa Italy. However no one in Italy would finance his voyage so he was forced to go elsewhere to get funding, his most famous voyage to the Caribbean (West Indies) being financed by Spain.
Columbus was the first person to discover a supposedly monstrous being in America.
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Columbus signed his name Xpo-Ferens. The first part being Greek and the second, Latin.
some of Columbus' accomplishments are discovering America, bringing new things back to Spain and being the first person to sail into the new world
In the autumn of 1477 Columbus sailed on a Portuguese ship from Galway to Lisbon, in them and came out with ideas about the world that were characteristically credit for being "the principal cause why those islands were discovered".
Athazagoraphobia is the name of the phobia relating to the fear of being ignored
He wanted to find another route to China
Spain went into decline because treasures were being brought back from the Americas. This led to neglect of farming, which caused inflation.
Spain went into decline because treasures were being brought back from the Americas. This led to neglect of farming, which caused inflation.
The Vikings from Sweden, were probably the first. Christopher Columbus sailing for Spain is given the credit for officially being the first.
You know that you are being ignored when you go skydiving, die from a foul parachute, and are never talked about again.
Columbus asked the king and queen for excessive titles (like being called the Admiral,) he also asked to be the Governor of any establishments made, and he wanted 10% of what he found (mainly gold.)
Columbus accomplished being a president