Brief introduction of Columbus
Christopher. Columbus (Spanish: Crist? bal Col？ n； Italian: cristoforo colombo),1450/145 10 year1October 31-kloc-0/May 20, 506), explorer and colonist. Under the sponsorship of the Spanish Catholic monarch, he crossed the Atlantic four times from 1492 to 1502 and successfully reached America. He let ordinary Europeans know about America. His voyage and his efforts to establish a permanent settlement on the island of Hispaniola opened the prelude to Spain's colonization of America, which was also called after European colonization. New world? Pioneer. Its coffin is now stored in the lobby of Seville Cathedral in Spain.
The story of Columbus sailing to sea
Columbus was a very famous Italian navigator. When he was young, he worshipped Kyle Poirot, who had been in prison. After reading The Travels of Marco Polo, he yearned for India and China even more. He always believed that the earth was round.
Columbus's story originated from the theory of the earth's sphere. He once sought financial support from many countries to realize his wish to reach the eastern countries from the west. However, at that time, the national leaders felt that the idea of the earth circle theory was not mature, and Columbus was only a nobody at that time, so he did not approve his request. But Columbus did not give up. He visited many countries for his sailing plan. Finally, one day, I met the king of Spain. He admired Columbus very much and was willing to help him realize his wish. Columbus sailed the Atlantic Ocean from Spain many times. After 70 days and nights, he finally found land at sea. Columbus thought it was India, but later he learned that it was not. It was an undiscovered new continent. This made Columbus very happy. On the one hand, the theory of the earth circle was confirmed, and on the other hand, his achievements were great. The new continent discovered by Columbus's voyage plan will be as immortal as himself.
The story of Columbus tells us that as long as you stick to your goal and don't give up on him, your dream will come true one day. Columbus was a very lucky man. Although his thoughts were not recognized at first, he realized his dream in the next few decades and will be remembered by history forever.
Columbus' Historical Evaluation
Christopher. Columbus is one of the most outstanding navigators in human history, and his deeds of discovering the new continent are widely known. Columbus's achievements are unparalleled in the maritime world, but people have never commented on his merits and demerits.
In fact, as early as the ice age, when the water level dropped and the Bering Strait was exposed, human beings had come to America from the Asian continent at that time. For thousands of years, Central and South American Indians and tribes living on the American continent have established a certain scale of society and are self-sufficient. Columbus's so-called discovery, objectively speaking, is only European? Did you find it? .
In recent years, with more and more archaeological discoveries, many people began to believe that Vikings discovered America a long time ago. Some even think that Zheng He, a native of China, discovered America as early as 142 1 year. But in any case, Columbus's position as the first person to let Europeans generally know about the American continent is beyond doubt.
Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chá vez publicly appealed to Latin Americans not to celebrate? Columbus day? It is said that the great geographical discovery of Columbus 1492 brought 150 years of Latin American indigenous Indians? Genocide? . Chavez said at the American Indian Congress in Caracas, Venezuela. Christopher. Columbus was the greatest pioneer of aggression and genocide in human history. ?
Nevertheless, this does not deny the importance of Columbus. First of all, it is really unfair to evaluate Columbus by current standards. Measuring historical figures is often not the perfection of morality, but the influence and contribution to human history.
In history, someone should have arrived in America before Columbus, but they don't seem to matter, because their findings have neither been spread nor caused any changes in Europe and America. On the contrary, the news that Columbus discovered the new continent spread all over Europe. What followed was another exploration of the new continent, and the colonization and conquest of this land began.
It is true that even without Columbus, others can do what he did, and America will be discovered sooner or later, even decades later. However, if America was discovered by the British, Portuguese or Asians in the same era of great navigation, the history behind it may be completely different. This is why Columbus was so influential. Anyway, it was Columbus who discovered the new world.