![]() Christopher bearing the Christ child across the sea. When the cartographer Juan de la Cosa drew the first map of the Americas in 1500, he depicted a symbol of the Medieval past on the extreme left of his map where he had placed the North American coastline - St. Following Columbus' first voyage, Spain had a new goal in that regard. ![]() That year, Spain militarily defeated the Moors and initiated a period of expulsion for those who would not convert to Christianity. The legacy of the Middle Ages, the "Age of Faith," left its mark on the future of religion in Europe and after 1492, on the Americas. ![]() Living history reenactors dressed in 16th-century period clothing are a highlight of the annual Cabrillo Festival.īy the end of the 15th century, the Middle Ages came to a close as the modern world emerged.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |