Historian felipe fernandez armesto, author of millennium, covers such iconic figures as christopher columbus and alexander borgia and explores cultures as diverse as that of spain, china, and africa to tell the story of 1492. Christopher columbus was both a crusader and a villain. The year the world began by felipe fernandezarmesto. Fernandez armesto paints a new picture of an ambitious, socially awkward parvenu, an autodidact who was intellectually aggressive but easily cowed, an. The good doctor johnson, for example, was not about to let it through the hallowed. How vasco da gamas epic voyages turned the ride in a centuriesold clash of civilizations, columbus and the quest for jerusalem by carol delaney.
Born in 1950, felipe fernandez armesto was raised in london by his spanish born father and british born mother both active journalists. In this extraordinary, sweeping history, felipe fernandez armesto traces key elements of the modern worldback to that single fateful year when everything changed. A darker side of columbus emerges in us classrooms. The year the world began is a look at one of the most fascinating years in world history, the year when many believe the modern world was born. The year the world began by felipe fernandez armesto 1492. The year our world began by felipe fernandez armesto. A darker side of columbus emerges in us classrooms cbs news. Most readers will expect the activities of columbus to justify the subtitle of the book the year our world began. Exploration and colonization from the mediterranean to the atlantic, 1229 1492 the middle ages series. Exploration and colonization from the mediterranean to the atlantic, 1229 1492 the middle ages series fernandez armesto, felipe on. Things that happened in 1492 felipe fernandezarmesto.
Historian felipe fernandez armesto, author of millennium, covers such iconic figures as christopher columbus and alexander borgia and explores cultures as diverse as that of spain, china. The book portrays a man who was influenced by his times and the ideas of his era, and how with those ideas, he set out in search of the indies. In 1492, so much more happened than columbus and his frail tubs sailing the ocean blue. But this ambitious book isnt just about columbuss first atlantic voyage of that year, and it certainly isnt about the renaissance. As a historian, he has written numerous books on a variety of subject from american history to the spanish armada. The columbus that emerges here may differ from the one described in text books and speculative fantasies, but fernandez armesto s columbus derives from thorough research into verifiable sources. An educational animation which recounts the four voyages of columbus. The three ships of columbus were ready by august 2, and columbus, in accordance with normal practice, allowed the crew to go ashore for their last. Fernandez armesto writes a good portrait of columbus, showing his strengths and weaknesses, his goals and his accomplishment.