Category: Christopher Columbus

• The Encomienda

  

  A New System for the New World The Encomienda system was established during the second voyage of Columbus to help facilitate mining and other needs. The term comes from the spanish word for “to entrust” and was essentially slavery with extra steps. Although they would never call it slavery because again the queen did not…

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  July 6, 2022

  Age of Exploration, Christopher Columbus, Colonization, Encomienda, Indigenous People, Pre-American History

• Other Voyages & Legacy of Columbus

  

  The Second Voyage (1493-1496) After a brief trip back to Spain following his first voyage, Columbus set sail back to what he believed to be islands off the coast of Asia with a fleet of 17 ships. On this journey back the Spanish were loaded down with more men, equipment, and dogs (Mastiffs used by…

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  July 6, 2022

  Christopher Columbus, Pre-American History

• The First Voyage of Christopher Columbus

  

  The Man from Genoa The first big thing I learned about Columbus that I was never taught in school is that he is not Spanish. He is technically Genoese, which is now part of Italy. While that isn’t particularly important to the overall story, I thought it was interesting. During the Age of Exploration, when…

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  July 2, 2022

  Christopher Columbus, Indigenous People, Pre-American History