... agreed upon sponsoring this voyage, Columbus had many terms of his own. A few of his demands; some of them extreme, in my opinion, were: the title of Viceroy, the title of Admiral of the Sea, the title of Don (which is similar to being a knight), and all of those titles would be applied to his heirs. More of his demands were ten percent ... that if they didn't see land in three days, they could turn back. Then finally, on October 12th, 1692, Columbus discovered what he thought to be Asia. There he met Native Americans, found gold and spices, and started to build civilizations. After a f...

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... route to the Indies. For his first, and most famous voyage he received three fully equipped ships, the governorship of any lands he discovered, a large share in trade, and the title of admiral and a noble rank. He wanted so much for himself even though he was poor because he didn't want his children to grow up to be poor. When he ... . America might not even have Columbus Day if Columbus was not Italian. It was the large Italian population in New York City that bought about all the celebrations for their "native son". The next year, more parades, banquets, and dances were held in other c...

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... age showed how great she was, when she did not accept the crown offered to her. When she denied the crown she also vowed that she would never accept the title of queen as long as her brother was alive. Soon though the king did something that no one could believe, he recognized Isabella as his immediate heiress to the throne ... Columbus the ships and equipment he needed to discover a new world. And on October 12th, Christopher Columbus discovered the first of the Bahamas islands. Isabella took a special interest in the Native Americans of the new lands; when some were brought back to Sp...

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... and Columbus came so near to sinking that he sealed up all his notes and threw them overboard. He made it home and he was greeted warmly and given the title of Admiral of the Ocean Sea and he also began to arrange a much bigger fleet which went on his Second voyage and it include about 1000 people. The Admiral was ... of the trip set sail for Spain where he died about 2 years later. We should never forget the impact that Columbus had on the world we live in today. The Native population are not big supporters of what he did but it is, all the same, one of the greatest discoveries and inf...

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... age showed how great she was, when she did not accept the crown offered to her. When she denied the crown she also vowed that she would never accept the title of queen as long as her brother was alive. Soon though the king did something that no one could believe, he recognized Isabella as his immediate heiress to the throne ... Columbus the ships and equipment he needed to discover a new world. And on October 12th, Christopher Columbus discovered the first of the Bahamas islands. Isabella took a special interest in the Native Americans of the new lands; when some were brought back to Sp...

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