The movie, 1492- The Conquest of Paradise shows the historical facts of Christopher Columbus as he makes his journey to the new world. The film starts off with Christopher at a hearing about his theories of the new route to China. After great skepticism from the crowd, a banker, who the Queen owes money to, helps Christopher see the queen. Queen Isabella approves of Christopher’s journey and grants him a crew and three ships; Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria. The journey takes much longer than expected but finally on October 12, 1492, they find land. Christopher believes he has reached China, something he will never find out he was mistaken of. Christopher is welcomed but little gold is found. He returns back to report to the Queen of his findings leaving some men behind.
When Christopher returns to find his men dead but does nothing in revenge. Revolts continue led by a man named Moxica who ends up throwing himself off of a cliff as Christopher talks to him. Christopher is taken back and put into the Castile Prison for presumably forcing noble men to act like slaves. Eventually the Queen releases Christopher and grants him one last journey, but he is not allowed to return to the New World which is in ruins. Before he leaves Christopher’s son Fernando records his father’s story. On his last journey, he goes to Panama where he learns there is another ocean on the other side. In the end, Fernando’s book of his father restores Christopher of his discovery of Americas instead of Amerigo Vespucci.
The main characters were Christopher Columbus, who was the ambitious missionary who wanted to discover the new route to Asia. Queen Isabella granted and allowed Columbus to go on his quest. Santangel is the banker who was owed money by the Queen and allowed Christopher to meet with her. Fernando is Christopher’s son who recorded his father’s journeys and helped restore his name. Moxica is the Spaniard who rebels against Christopher and then throws himself off of a cliff when...