Christopher Christopher ColumbusColumbus

The “Discovery” of The “Discovery” of AmericaAmerica

and the Age of Discoveryand the Age of Discovery

Part 2Part 2

The TripThe Trip

►Columbus asked for support from Columbus asked for support from Portugal, England, France, and Portugal, England, France, and Spain.Spain.

►All rejected himAll rejected him►Columbus persisted and Queen Columbus persisted and Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to help.Isabella of Spain agreed to help.

►In 1492, he was outfitted with the In 1492, he was outfitted with the Santa MariaSanta Maria, the , the PintaPinta, and the , and the Nina.Nina.

The Trip BeginsThe Trip Begins

►On Friday, On Friday, August 3August 3rdrd 1492, 1492, Columbus began Columbus began the voyage the voyage across the across the Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic Ocean.

►Christopher left Christopher left from Spain with from Spain with a crew of 87 men a crew of 87 men and a fleet of and a fleet of three ships.three ships.

The TripThe Trip

►Over 2 monthsOver 2 months

►Late?Late?

►Turn back NOW!Turn back NOW!

►Land at last- October 12Land at last- October 12thth, 1492, 1492

LandfallLandfall

►October 12, 1492October 12, 1492►Spotted land for Spotted land for the first time in the first time in three three monthsmonths

►Far EastFar East►““Indians”Indians”►No silk, spices, No silk, spices, rugs, or goldrugs, or gold

““The New World”The New World”

►The land was The land was unknown to them.unknown to them.

►No longer were No longer were there only three there only three continents and continents and one ocean - one ocean - Europe, Asia, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Africa, and the Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic Ocean.

Multiple VoyagesMultiple Voyages Between 1492 and 1504Between 1492 and 1504

► Four TripsFour Trips► Second Voyage -he Second Voyage -he sailed with more sailed with more than 1,000 men and than 1,000 men and 17 ships17 ships

► Established a Established a Spanish colony on Spanish colony on HispaniolaHispaniola

► Hispaniola consists Hispaniola consists of Haiti and the of Haiti and the Dom. Rep. Dom. Rep.

► Columbus also Columbus also discovered discovered Guadeloupe, Puerto Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, and JamaicaRico, and Jamaica

Voyage #3Voyage #3

►Six shipsSix ships

►With brother With brother DiegoDiego

►Discovered Discovered Trinidad and Trinidad and South America.South America.

Trinidad

South America

Last TripLast Trip

►"High Voyage“"High Voyage“►Four ships and 135 menFour ships and 135 men►They crossed the Atlantic Ocean They crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 21 days - the fastest ocean in 21 days - the fastest ocean crossingcrossing

►Discovered the coast of Central Discovered the coast of Central America, including Honduras, America, including Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Martinique.and Martinique.

SummarySummary► Columbus is Columbus is credited with credited with discovering the New discovering the New World. World.

► Although Although Christopher was not Christopher was not the first person to the first person to discover the discover the Americas, he was Americas, he was the first European the first European to discover and to discover and return to the return to the Americas.Americas.

HomeworkHomework

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