Columbus Essay In April, 1492, Spain received reports that the Portuguese succeeded in reaching the Indian Ocean, therefore Spanish monarchs authorized Christopher Columbus to sail to Asia and establish trade and start to convert natives to Christianity. The reasons that the monarchs let Columbus sail were mainly to search for spices and profits, spread Christianity, and to use some of their new technology like the caravel. In return, Columbus would receive one-tenth of all the profits, …
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…Columbus was a hero to some people in some way, but sure I'm not one of those people. I have a very different view of him. What was said above was just part of it. It is kind of "insulting" to Columbus, but those are still my opinions of him. Besides, there's a thing call Freedom of Speech here in America! I have the right to express my opinons and my views. Bibliography n/a