I need to prove that he was not a World Leader/Politician. I need to go beyond the fact that he was an explorer first. Any and all information/reference would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
2007-12-05 05:49:24 · 10 answers · asked by James K 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
No. He was an adventurer who is trying make money.
2007-12-05 05:52:11 · answer #1 · answered by David_the_Great 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
World leader? No. Politician, not really, other than the fact that he was able to arrange for the money for his ships from the Queen and King of Spain. He was an explorer looking for a route to the far east and china. He believe the Earth was round and that a shorter route to China and India could be achieved by sailing west. His calculations of the size of the Earth were off dramatically. He died believing that he had found the route he was looking for and that the natives he encountered were primitives on islands off the coast of China.
2007-12-05 05:53:01 · answer #2 · answered by booman17 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
he was appointed Governer of various lands as a reward for his service to the Queen, but he was such a poor politician he ended up broke and landless when he died
there was an excellent show on the History channel about him just a month or so ago, go to thier website and check it out
2007-12-05 05:57:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a paid spanish explorer of Itallian blood. He started out merly as an explorer but had to adapt and do some political stuff in order to get funding from the spanish.
2007-12-05 05:53:01 · answer #4 · answered by Tip 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you cant be a politician if you never went into politics or ran for office
and world leader? he wasnt even a country leader. he never ran a country, much less the world
2007-12-05 05:56:46 · answer #5 · answered by Marilyn D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because of the fact he wasn't searching for the recent worldwide or the different such element. He replaced into incredibly under settlement from Ferdinand and Isabella searching for treasure and replaced into attempting to locate a shorter thank you to India to get spices. that's why we call the interior of reach individuals "Indians". given this is the call he bestowed on them. additionally, he did not incredibly land in u.s., he landed in Cuba. So incredibly, each and every thing he got here upon replaced into by utilising mistake and regardless of if we owe a lot to him, he's quite hyped up.
2016-12-10 13:26:27 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. He was an explorer who got lost a lot.
2007-12-05 05:54:26 · answer #7 · answered by MrOrph 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he was a world idiot.
He thought the Native Americans were Indians.
Obviously, he did not know where he was.
He also contributed to the slave trade.
2007-12-05 05:53:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
he was the first president of america dont you know that
2007-12-05 06:01:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he was a freeloader
2007-12-05 05:53:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋