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S/H/158. What drove Columbus to search for, and take possession of the Indies?

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DATE:
2010
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The paper looks into the history of the exploration of the Indies discussing the motives behind Christopher Columbus's expeditions and seeking to explain his zeal by the religious missionary motivation to spread Christianity, and by the economic motivation to find a westward sea route to the Asian markets. The paper has no reference list.

 

KEYWORDS: Christopher Columbus, exploration of the Indies, missionary, Christianity, westward sea route,

 
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