Jews in The New World – Part Four
The presence of Jews in the New World.
Jews in The New World – Part Two
Little known facts about the Jewish presence in the New World.
Hernan Cortes and The Destruction of The Aztecs
In the early 16th century, the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II ruled from the city of Tenochitilan, situated in the location of present day Mexico City. His armies were feared by neighbouring states who paid tribute to the Aztecs and had hundreds of thousands of their citizens sacrificed in elaborate religious rituals to the Aztec gods.
Who The Heck Did “Discover” The New World
Who discovered America? Was it Japanese fisherman? Or was it actually Christopher Columbus?
Should Columbus Have a Holiday?
Just some musings on the subject.
The Discovery of Australia
A snapshot of how the Australian continent was discovered, of how the early European explorers discovered the land. About how Captain James Cook discovered New South Wales and how British colonization was started.
The Ways in Which the Encounter with the New World Broaden Early Modern European Horizons
The New World had been discovered by accident as Christopher Columbus had been hoping to sail to the East Indies and China by sailing westwards from Spain. Although Christopher Columbus was initially disappointed to have only reached the West Indies, further explorations by him and others showed that the New World had a great deal could broaden the early modern European horizon. The first Europeans that reached the New World were primarily after treasures that would make them wealthy, as well as the glory and prestige of conquering new empires. However, as the following will amply demonstrate there was much more than silver and gold that had the affect of broadening the early modern European horizon that came from the New World.
Christopher Columbus and the Genocide of the Taino Nation
Christopher Columbus is well known for discovering the New World and is seen as a hero of medieval exploration by many scholars today. However, what many text books fail to mention is the fact that he was a genocidal maniac who set in motion what would become probably the worst case of genocide imposed on one nation of human beings by another.
Christopher Columbus and His Enterprise of the Indies
Christopher Columbus is possibly the best known explorer of the middle ages. Born in Genoa, Italy in 1451, not much is know of his early life but as a young man he worked as a sailor and then became a sea fairing entrepreneur.
History of the South Atlantic World 1400-1700
Main points about slavery, colonization, and setting up of European dominance in the New World.
