Christopher Columbus was considered a national hero in history. Although he failed several times and came across many unsuccessful and difficult journeys, he was determined to set out and discover the New World. He was a strong Christian as well as a strong leader and he wanted to tell the story of Christ to the people he would find in the far-away lands. He also wanted wealth for himself and for Spain, and he wanted to be famous. Ever since he was a young child, he wanted to sail the seas and make his own discoveries. Not only was he a hero in discovering the New World, proving many myths and misconceptions of the world to be wrong, he also became very rich for his accomplishments which lead the way for many other explorers.
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The intentions of Columbus to spread his faith to others was good and does qualify him to have heroic characteristics but in my research I found that Columbus was a greedy man in search of gold and new land to better his reputation and wealth. My research also described him as intimidating and mean to not only the inhabitants on the island he landed on but also to his crew.
I agree with what you have said here, Columbus was a very persistant explorer who believed strongly he could make a difference. He tried and tried again until he was finally successful and was rewarded for it.
I agree with what you said here, and I also agree with the fact that he had good intentions he just let it get out of hand.
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