“When we stepped ashore we saw fine green trees, streams everywhere and different kinds of fruit. I called to the two captains to jump ashore with the rest,…asking them to bear solemn witness that in the presence of them all I was taking possession of this island for their Lord and Lady the King and Queen.…Soon many of the islanders gathered round us. I could see that they were people who would be more easily converted to our Holy Faith by love than by coercion.”Using the excerpt from Christopher Columbus’s journal during his first voyage, which of the following summarizes how Columbus’s and Vasco da Gama’s motivations were different?
The excerpt does not provide information about Vasco da Gama's motivations, so it is not possible to compare or summarize how Columbus's and Vasco da Gama's motivations were different based on this excerpt alone.
Christopher Columbus's motivation during his first voyage was to establish possession of the island for the King and Queen and convert the islanders to the Holy Faith by love. In contrast, Vasco da Gama's motivation was not explicitly mentioned in the given excerpt and therefore cannot be determined.
To determine how Christopher Columbus's and Vasco da Gama's motivations differed, we can analyze the given excerpt and compare it to the historical context of their voyages.
In this passage, Columbus describes how he claimed the discovered land for the King and Queen of Spain while also expressing his intention to convert the natives to Christianity. He mentions wanting to convert the islanders "by love" rather than force. This suggests that Columbus's primary motivations were to establish territorial claims for Spain and spread Christianity.
On the other hand, Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, had different motivations during his voyages. Vasco da Gama was searching for a sea route to India, aiming to establish trade connections and access valuable spices and other goods. His primary goal was to find a new trade route, rather than explicitly converting indigenous peoples to Christianity.
Overall, while both Columbus and Vasco da Gama were motivated by exploration and discovery, Columbus focused on territorial claims and spreading Christianity, while Vasco da Gama aimed to find new trade routes and establish economic connections.