Colombus outline of the story is not a new problem. He was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451. When leaving an adult, he became a captain and a navigator who deftly. Finally Colombus sure not impossible to find a more practical way to areas in eastern Asia by sailing westward across the Atlantic Ocean and he diligently pioneered the determination. Of course, these great intentions would not have been possible without the cost fairly. That's why Colombus persuade Queen Isabella I provide a budget for the expedition experiments.
His boat Spanish port anchor release dated August 3, 1492. The first pulled over in the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa. Weighed anchor in the Canary Islands and sailed on September 6 rate west direction. A cruise is not playing long, so it is not strange that the crew was horrified and wanted to return it. Colombus? No! The trip must be forwarded, once rolled out sail abstinence. And on October 2, 1492 is like a piece of green silk mainland looked at the bow.
Columbus returned to Spain next March of exploration that terrible greeted people with respect. After that, he did a series of sailing across the Atlantic in the hope of setting foot in China and Japan. But in vain! Columbus remained adamant in his mind that he had found the route to East Asia long before others are aware.
Queen Isabella promised Columbus became governor of the island where he encountered. However, as an administrator he has actually incompetent so removed from his post and sent back to Spain with his hands cuffed. However, when they arrived in Spain he was released just never given the post again. Rumours say Columbus died in poverty without any fees. When his death in 1506 another --kabar lagi-- there is also the little wealth.
Ship "Nina," "Pinta" and the "Santa Maria" sailed to the New World
Obviously, the first voyage of Columbus is a revolutionary change in the history of Europe, and even had a greater influence for the European continent. School children all memorize the year 1492 was an important year. Even so there are many possible objections put Colombus names in the order book.
One objection is that instead of Colombus the first European to discover the New World. Leif Ericson, Viking sailors, centuries before Columbus already set foot on the American continent and the so-so believed some other Europeans had also crossed the Atlantic in the period between Leif Ericson and Colombus.
From the point of history, Leif Ericson is not an important figure. Matters concerning his findings have not been widespread, so did not leave any changes both in America and Europe. Instead, news of the discovery of America by Columbus spread like lightning throughout Europe. Just a few years after returning Colombus, and as a direct result of the discovery, many additional expedition arrived in the New World and the conquest and colonization even start.
As with the other characters in this book, Colombus susceptible to various disorders comment as if what he did other people do if Columbus had never lived in the world. European 15th century AD are in a state of worry and berkemelut: growing world trade, exploration of new areas is inevitable. The Portuguese in fact it is very actively seeking new avenues flows to the East, at the decisive moments before Columbus.
"Landing Columbus" by John Vanderlyn
America is likely sooner or later discovered by the Europeans; If it were even possible once there is a delay, a time not so long ago. But the next development will be very much different if the Americans found --katakanlah year 1510-- the expedition the French or English rather than in 1492 by Columbus. With whatever pretext, does in fact Colombuslah man who discovered America.
Possible third objection is, even before the trip Colombus many Europeans of the 15th century that has been advised that in fact the earth is round shape. This theory has been disclosed by the Greek philosophers centuries before, and unshakable justification of hypothesis Aristotle was enough to convince European intellectuals in the 1400s. Meanwhile, Columbus itself is not well-known people who showed that the earth is round. (At least, he did not manage to do so). He was famous in the discovery of the New World, which both Europeans of the 15th century or Aristotle does not know the existence of the American continent.
Morals Colombus not entirely admirable. He is well-known miser. Nature is what caused him to face difficulties in obtaining funding support from Queen Isabella for Columbus too manifest greed when bargaining. Also --walaupun inappropriate accused him according to era ethics size now-- she treated the Indians with cruelty so. Therefore, this list is not made up of people who are most sage in history, but the most influential person, and within the framework of this size Colombus ranks almost at the top.
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Hundred Most Influential People in History
Michael H. Hart, 1978
Translation H. Mahbub Djunaidi, 1982
PT. World Pustaka Jaya
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