{"id":519,"date":"2013-08-10T16:40:08","date_gmt":"2013-08-10T16:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/?p=519"},"modified":"2021-01-19T16:20:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T10:50:07","slug":"christopher-columbus-the-spirited-traveller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saralstudy.com\/blog\/christopher-columbus-the-spirited-traveller\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Columbus – The Spirited Traveller"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and traveller who set out to explore the world at a time when most Catholic theologians of his time considered the Earth to be flat and were hesitant to venture out into the sea. Europeans had enjoyed a land trade path called the \u2018Silk Route\u2019 to China and India, due to the Mongol Empire\u2019s hegemony over the region. However, when Constantinople fell into the hands of the Ottoman Turks, this trade became dangerous and difficult to tread for the Europeans. This led to a competition between the European countries to establish a sea route for trade in the lucrative business of spices. Christopher Columbus made this proposal to the Spanish crown and won his confidence. Under the patronage of the crown, Columbus undertook four voyages.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although many other explorers had carried out such expeditions earlier, Columbus\u2019 voyages opened up the Americas to the Europeans. Furthermore, his attempts at establishing permanent settlements in the islands of Hispaniola were triggers to the Spanish colonization of the New World.<\/span><\/p>\n

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