Christopher Columbus"The explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did. Instead, he accidentally stumbled upon the Americas. Though he did not really “discover” the New World–millions of people already lived there–his journeys marked the beginning of centuries of trans-Atlantic conquest and colonization."
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How Have People Been Taught About Columbus In The Past?If we take a look at where people were even just a decade ago, you would be surprised at what was being taught throughout the nation. Columbus has been consistently taught as the man with the plan to go to Asia by traveling West, and was able to "discover" America by taking a gamble that the Earth was round. You can view more of this history within this classic 1960s informational cartoon on Christopher Columbus.
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What did Columbus think about his journeys?When we often learn about icons throughout history, it's usually through the lens of a secondary source. Are these sources always as trustworthy as we may think? You can avoid these issues by looking directly at a source and determining for yourself how Christopher Columbus felt about his journeys to the Caribbean in his personal memoirs below: |
Columbus: Hero to Villain?Looking back on the history of Columbus's murderous genocide of the Taino natives, can we still view him today as someone worthy of a holiday? See the two sides of this debate in this Ted Ed video, and read more about the truth behind the legend of Christopher Columbus in the link below by historian Howard Zinn: |
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