I believe Christopher Columbus was a villain during his exploration days. He invaded lands that had already been discovered by others and he had asked for help from a lot of people. Some including royal support from King John II. Columbus along with other explorers during the period used some of the new technology that had not long been invented to explore the new lands. Such as the fly compass, and the astrolabe. But another important reason why Columbus started to explore new lands was because of fame. He had two goals open trade routes for Spain and bringing the word of Jesus Christ to the non-christians he expected to meet. His success of discovering new lands opened the doors for Spain to conquer America. The natives that inhabited the Americas at the time were caught unexpected from the invasion and the land was easily taken over by the explorers which included Christopher Columbus.Christopher Columbus was a hero in some people's view but in others such as mine he was a villain. That not only invaded lands and took them over that had already been discovered by others he explored for fame and fortune. Which he recieved and well he is known to this day as one of the greatest explorers ever recorded in history.
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You mentioned how new technology helped Columbus' explorations.Do you think all all explorers were villians because they wanted fame?
I agree when you talked about the Natives views on Columbus's expedition, because I think their opinion on Columbus is ignored. To Native Americans, Columbus and his men were murders, and it was Columbus discovering America that led to the Natives becoming slaves.
I did not agree about Columbus' goals. You said he wanted to open trade routes to Spain and to bring the word of Jesus Christ to the non-christians. I thought that he wanted to find a new route to Asia - a place that the people of Europe were familiar with. Columbus was not a missionary - the missionaries came later. Otherwise, I agreed with everything you said!
I agree with your opinion about Columbus being a villan. I am in the middle of him being a hero and a villan. I believe how he treated the native americans was wrong, but at the same time, he did find new land.
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