Columbus the navigator was depressed to death. Are his four voyages full of violence and plunder worth it?

The last article talked about The Travels of Marco Polo's first influence on Columbus' discovery of the New World. This article is about Columbus.

Columbus made four high-profile voyages, which was outrageous and finally died of depression. What did he ask? From a macro point of view, his navigation has a great influence on the world, but from a micro point of view, is it worth it for himself?

Poor, you can't realize your dream without money!

Columbus, a famous Italian navigator, was born in Genoa in 145 1.

Young Columbus is a believer in the theory of the earth circle and a big fan of Kyle Poirot, who was once in prison in Genoa. The idolatry for him is crazier than the current fans, and he wants to realize it directly.

/kloc-at the age of 0/4, Columbus was driving a merchant ship in the Mediterranean.

At the age of 25, he went to Portugal and began to plan a voyage to the East. This East is his idol, Kyle Poirot, who tried to exaggerate beautiful silk, beautiful jewels and mysterious spices, which even the kings of Spain and Portugal wanted to own and control very much.

1484, when Columbus was 33 years old, he asked the Portuguese king for funding and was rejected.

1485, Columbus came to Spain and planned to take another adventure. But Columbus was too poor to afford expensive sailing.

Many things happen. When he made a request to the king and queen of Spain for the second time, he was so happy and lucky that he finally got the consent of Queen Isabella of Spain and was willing to bear all his sailing expenses.

A tortuous first voyage

From 65438 to 0492, Columbus had about 90 sailors, including captain, first mate, boatswain, caterer, repairman and doctor.

Columbus' fleet consisted of three ships. The first ship, Santa Maria, was carrying heavy cargo. It was very slow and difficult to control, but it was definitely necessary to prepare enough necessary materials for a long voyage. The second "Binda" is the lightest of the three. The second ship, Nina, braved the wind and waves even in heavy rain.

Having made all the preparations, they set out from Spain. Columbus thought that if you go all the way west and cross the Atlantic Ocean, you can reach Japan, which Europeans think is the easternmost country.

However, two months later, even the shadow of Japan was not seen. The people on the Santa Maria rebelled. Finally, on June+10/October 12, 65438, they set foot on a solid land for the first time. When everyone climbed ashore, they immediately declared that this place belonged to Spain and colonized them directly.

People here are stupid! In order to prevent mosquito bites, the face and body are painted with pigments. The other seven people were taken away by the new bully and led them to look for treasures and spices. Here, they found hammocks, tobacco, sweet potatoes, peppers and peppers, and corn, except the silk clothes that Columbus wanted to see. The locals call this island "Bahamas", which shows that this is not the Japan that Columbus yearned for.

Then they arrived in Cuba and Hispaniola. On the island of Hispaniola, Columbus saw people wearing gold necklaces, which made Columbus more convinced that Japan was not far away. Just as he was excited about the dawn of hope, his crew got a serious tropical disease. It never rains but it pours. "Santa Maria" also unfortunately hit the rocks, and seawater flooded into the cabin, so she had to disembark and escape.

Columbus asked the crew to build a fortress with the wreckage of the Santa Maria, let some people stay on the island to live with the colonists, transfer the remaining wreckage to the Nina, and take some Tylenos back to meet the king and queen of Spain.

Nina and Binda both ran home at the speed of anxious to return.

A smooth second voyage

After Columbus returned to Spain with his booty. After arriving in Spain, the king and queen were soon given a grand reception. Can't wait to fund Columbus's next voyage. The king and queen hope to get more land and gold. Turn those colonists into Christians.

Columbus began his second voyage.

1On September 25th, 493, for the purpose of rediscovering new colonies and searching for gold, Columbus took about 1200 people aboard 17, loaded with livestock, farm tools, seeds and food, and set out from Cadiz for the second time to America. 165438+1October 3, Dominica was discovered, followed by Guadeloupe and Puerto Rico, and it took three years to reach Haiti.

A humiliating third voyage

From 1498 to 1500, he led six ships with about 200 crew members on the third voyage. The Spanish living in the new colony launched a movement against Columbus. Poor Caribbean and Tylenol, thousands of people died of diseases such as colds brought by Spanish colonists.

Columbus was not only seriously ill, but also accused of fraud. He was dishonorably sent back to Spain as a criminal.

The fourth voyage that ran aground halfway

From 1502 to 1504, Columbus led four ships, and the crew of 150 people began their fourth voyage. Columbus's ship was seriously eroded by moths, and their ship ran aground on the beach in Panama, so they had to stay in Jamaica for a year.

As the ship 1 was destroyed in the conflict with Indians, and the other three ships were damaged one after another, Columbus abandoned the ship and landed in Jamaica in June of 1504+0 1 and returned to Spain in June of.

The end of Columbus

Columbus returned to Spain 0/2 years later.

The Spanish king appointed Columbus's number one enemy as the ruler of Hispaniola, and Columbus's heart was filled with bitterness, anger and disappointment. He only got 1/50 of the wealth he found, not110 he had hoped for.

Columbus was overworked and fell ill. He thought he had set foot on the Asian continent and Japan until his death, but these later explorers proved his idea wrong.

My son was appointed commander of the deep-sea fleet. Replace him as the ruler of India.

The influence of Columbus' voyage

Columbus stumbled upon the American continent while looking for a westward route from Western Europe to Asia. His discovery proved the correctness of the earth sphere theory, initiated a new era of new continent development and colonization, and changed people's view of the world in later generations.

This discovery led to the destruction of Inca civilization and Aztec civilization, the representatives of American Indian civilization. In the long run, it has also led to the emergence of some new countries in the western hemisphere.

Columbus's life was full of fighting spirit, but also full of violence and plunder. He opened a window for the western world to see the world and set an example for them to plunder.

Columbus discovered the Cape of Good Hope, which had a profound influence on Da Gama's discovery of America and Magellan's first round-the-world trip.

As far as his personal ending is concerned, he is too bad to the local residents. He slaughtered and enslaved the local people in large numbers and made many enemies. Not only did he not get the wealth he wanted, but he also didn't get the glory and rights he wanted. Was his four voyages worth it?