Answer to Question #232118 in History for Mojalefa

Question

what difficulties do historians encounter in using Columbus’ journals and 16th century European engravings as sources for understanding the encounter between European explorers and indigenous peoples of the New World c. 1492 (The Americas)?

Answer 1

The historians get the challenge of redoing the past concepts that earlier historians and Columbus has stipulated. Historians are confronted by the intricacy of the world, and thus pursue to apply their acquaintance of the past to aid in solving the current problems. The enquiries that can challenge the historian are boundless, and grave historians thus aspect the challenge of selecting a viable subject.