Columbus Day

 

History Of Christopher Columbus : Christopher Columbus was a explorer and navigator who was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa , his first voyage into the Atlantic Ocean in 1476 nearly costed his life .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. Christopher Columbus did not “discover” the Americas, nor was he even the first European to visit the “New World.” However, his journey kicked off centuries of exploration and exploitation on the American continents. The consequences of his explorations were severe for the native populations of the areas he and the conquistadores conquered. Disease and environmental changes resulted in the destruction of the majority of the native population over time, while Europeans continued to extract natural resources from these territories. Today, Columbus has a mixed legacy he is remembered as a daring and path-breaking explorer who transformed the New World, yet his actions also unleashed changes that would eventually devastate the native populations he and his fellow explorers encountered. Christopher Columbus is still remembered till this day even though he really never discovered the “ New World “ he still is knowned very well by the American people .

Reflection: I feel proud and happy for Christophe Columbus because his career began since a very young age , he started brainstorming ideas to make a change for the  better. I feel proud of him because he not only thought about himself and his surroundings but he thought about each and every other person in this world, this made him who he was because of choosing these things he is recognized till this very day . People cherish his actions .