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Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492 to find a western route to India, hoping to access valuable trade goods like gold, silver, spices and silk more quickly than traveling east. While Columbus believed the earth was round, he incorrectly landed in the Americas rather than India. Columbus thought he had reached Asia but had actually discovered a new continent unknown to Europeans at the time.
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Christopher columbus
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator and colonizer born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy. He made four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, discovering several islands in the Caribbean and South and Central America for Spain. His first voyage in 1492 resulted in the discovery of the Americas, including landing in The Bahamas and exploring Cuba and Hispaniola. Columbus continued exploring the Americas on three subsequent voyages, mapping much of the region. He died in 1506 in Spain after being stranded in Jamaica during his final voyage.
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who lived from 1451 to 1506. He wanted to find a new route to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1492, he embarked on his first voyage, sailing west and eventually discovering several islands in the Caribbean including San Salvador and Cuba, believing he had reached Asia. Over subsequent voyages from 1493 to 1502, he explored more islands in the Caribbean and coastal regions of South and Central America, though he never realized he had discovered a new continent.
Christopher columbus
Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Italy. In 1492, as an explorer seeking a route to India, he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean with three ships and approximately 90 crew members under the sponsorship of the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella. Upon landing in the Caribbean islands, Columbus mistakenly believed he had reached Asia and called the indigenous peoples "Indians," establishing the misnomer that persisted for their identification.
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who made four voyages between Spain and the Americas between 1492 and 1503. These voyages marked the beginning of European colonization of the Americas. Columbus wrongly estimated the distance between Europe and Asia and believed he had reached Asia when he landed in the Bahamas, not realizing he had discovered a new continent. While Columbus opened the door for European colonization, he faced increasing difficulties governing the colonies and was imprisoned for a year due to accusations of tyrannical rule before returning to Spain, where he died still convinced he had reached Asia.
The story of Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy and dreamed as a boy of sailing the ocean as an explorer to discover new lands. As an adult, he asked the King and Queen of Spain to fund an expedition for him to find a western route to Asia, and they provided him three ships. Columbus and his crew set sail and after a long voyage spotted land, realizing it was not Asia but a new continent. Columbus named the first island he discovered San Salvador and met the native Taino people. When he returned to Spain, Columbus had fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a great explorer.
Powerpoint presentation 1 Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was born in Italy in 1451 and grew up in a merchant family. He became interested in sailing as a teenager and made many voyages to Africa and Asia, gaining knowledge of ocean currents and trade routes. In 1492, Columbus received funding from the Spanish monarchs to sail west in search of a route to Asia. On his first voyage, he landed in the Bahamas instead of Asia, believing he had reached India. He established a settlement and returned to Spain with goods and native captives. His voyages opened the Americas to European colonization but had disastrous effects on native populations through disease, violence and exploitation. Columbus died in 1506 still believing he had reached Asia.
Columbus - Discovery of America - Geography - Year 5
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, hoping to find a western route to Asia. He landed in the Bahamas, believing he had reached Asia, and proceeded to explore other islands in the Caribbean. Upon returning to Spain, he received a hero's welcome, having brought knowledge of a "New World" across the ocean. However, conflicts arose regarding his treatment of the native populations and he faced accusations of mismanagement, eventually losing favor with the Spanish monarchs.
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Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator and colonizer born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy. He made four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, discovering several islands in the Caribbean and South and Central America for Spain. His first voyage in 1492 resulted in the discovery of the Americas, including landing in The Bahamas and exploring Cuba and Hispaniola. Columbus continued exploring the Americas on three subsequent voyages, mapping much of the region. He died in 1506 in Spain after being stranded in Jamaica during his final voyage.
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who lived from 1451 to 1506. He wanted to find a new route to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1492, he embarked on his first voyage, sailing west and eventually discovering several islands in the Caribbean including San Salvador and Cuba, believing he had reached Asia. Over subsequent voyages from 1493 to 1502, he explored more islands in the Caribbean and coastal regions of South and Central America, though he never realized he had discovered a new continent.
Christopher columbus
Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Italy. In 1492, as an explorer seeking a route to India, he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean with three ships and approximately 90 crew members under the sponsorship of the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella. Upon landing in the Caribbean islands, Columbus mistakenly believed he had reached Asia and called the indigenous peoples "Indians," establishing the misnomer that persisted for their identification.
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who made four voyages between Spain and the Americas between 1492 and 1503. These voyages marked the beginning of European colonization of the Americas. Columbus wrongly estimated the distance between Europe and Asia and believed he had reached Asia when he landed in the Bahamas, not realizing he had discovered a new continent. While Columbus opened the door for European colonization, he faced increasing difficulties governing the colonies and was imprisoned for a year due to accusations of tyrannical rule before returning to Spain, where he died still convinced he had reached Asia.
The story of Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy and dreamed as a boy of sailing the ocean as an explorer to discover new lands. As an adult, he asked the King and Queen of Spain to fund an expedition for him to find a western route to Asia, and they provided him three ships. Columbus and his crew set sail and after a long voyage spotted land, realizing it was not Asia but a new continent. Columbus named the first island he discovered San Salvador and met the native Taino people. When he returned to Spain, Columbus had fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a great explorer.
Powerpoint presentation 1 Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was born in Italy in 1451 and grew up in a merchant family. He became interested in sailing as a teenager and made many voyages to Africa and Asia, gaining knowledge of ocean currents and trade routes. In 1492, Columbus received funding from the Spanish monarchs to sail west in search of a route to Asia. On his first voyage, he landed in the Bahamas instead of Asia, believing he had reached India. He established a settlement and returned to Spain with goods and native captives. His voyages opened the Americas to European colonization but had disastrous effects on native populations through disease, violence and exploitation. Columbus died in 1506 still believing he had reached Asia.
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Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, hoping to find a western route to Asia. He landed in the Bahamas, believing he had reached Asia, and proceeded to explore other islands in the Caribbean. Upon returning to Spain, he received a hero's welcome, having brought knowledge of a "New World" across the ocean. However, conflicts arose regarding his treatment of the native populations and he faced accusations of mismanagement, eventually losing favor with the Spanish monarchs.
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The Age of Exploration from the 1400s to 1700s saw European powers explore and colonize much of the world. Motivated by profits, glory, and religion, explorers such as da Gama, Columbus, and Cook expanded European navigation techniques and established trade routes and colonies globally. Key European powers like Portugal, Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands sponsored explorers and used new colonial holdings to grow wealthy and powerful through trade and resource extraction. By the end of this period, Europe had vastly increased knowledge of geography and established global colonial empires.
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Columbus set sail from Spain in 1492 with the goal of reaching Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic. After over two months at sea, land was spotted on October 12, 1492, though it was not Asia but a Bahamian island. Columbus made three subsequent voyages, exploring and establishing colonies in the Caribbean and along the Central and South American coasts. However, he never found the riches he promised and died disgraced, though he had succeeded in opening the door for European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
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Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, sought funding from Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain for an expedition to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. Columbus led three ships and 90 sailors on the voyage, landing in the Bahamas and believing he had reached Asia, naming the islands San Salvador. Upon his return to Spain, he led two more voyages to the Americas in 1493 and 1498, establishing settlements and exploring the Caribbean and South America. Though he never realized he had discovered a new continent, Columbus made four voyages of exploration that opened the door for European colonization of the Americas.
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4. First European to circumnavigate the globe - Ferdinand Magellan
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Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy. He believed the world was round and proposed sailing west to reach Asia, hoping to find a trade route for spices. In 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain funded Columbus' expedition, providing him with three ships: the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. On October 12, 1492, Columbus landed in the Bahamas, believing he had reached Asia, but had actually discovered the Americas. Over his four voyages, Columbus explored the Caribbean islands and parts of Central and South America, claiming the lands for Spain. Columbus died in 1506, still believing he had reached Asia.
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Columbus set sail from Spain in 1492 with the goal of reaching Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic. After over two months at sea, land was spotted on October 12, 1492, though it was not Asia but a Bahamian island. Columbus made three subsequent voyages, exploring and establishing colonies in the Caribbean and along the Central and South American coasts. However, he never found the riches he promised and died disgraced, though he had succeeded in opening the door for European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
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Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, sought funding from Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain for an expedition to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. Columbus led three ships and 90 sailors on the voyage, landing in the Bahamas and believing he had reached Asia, naming the islands San Salvador. Upon his return to Spain, he led two more voyages to the Americas in 1493 and 1498, establishing settlements and exploring the Caribbean and South America. Though he never realized he had discovered a new continent, Columbus made four voyages of exploration that opened the door for European colonization of the Americas.
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The document provides an overview of the Age of Exploration from the 1400s to 1700s. It describes the main motivations for European exploration as gold/money, glory, and spreading Christianity. Technological advances like the caravel ship and new navigation methods enabled long voyages. Portugal was an early leader in exploration under Prince Henry and explorers like Da Gama. Spain also sponsored explorers like Columbus and Magellan. Major European powers established global colonies, increasing their wealth and power. The Age of Exploration thus significantly expanded European political and economic dominance worldwide.
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Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy. He believed the world was round and proposed sailing west to reach Asia, hoping to find a trade route for spices. In 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain funded Columbus' expedition, providing him with three ships: the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. On October 12, 1492, Columbus landed in the Bahamas, believing he had reached Asia, but had actually discovered the Americas. Over his four voyages, Columbus explored the Caribbean islands and parts of Central and South America, claiming the lands for Spain. Columbus died in 1506, still believing he had reached Asia.
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This document summarizes the four voyages of Christopher Columbus:
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2) The second voyage departed from Cadiz in 1493 with the goal of exploring, colonizing, and spreading Catholicism to the territories discovered on the first voyage.
3) The third voyage departed from Sanlucar de Barrameda in 1498, making various stops in the Caribbean and along the coasts of present-day Venezuela and Trinidad.
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3. The Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés led the conquest of the powerful Aztec Empire in Mexico in the 1520s with the help of horses, guns, and native allies. Disease and violence brought by the Europeans devast
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Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 hoping to find a route to Asia but instead landed in the Bahamas, believing he had reached Asia. He made four voyages to the Caribbean and South America between 1492 and 1504, establishing permanent European colonies in the Americas. His voyages marked the beginning of centuries of exploration and colonization of the Americas by European powers.
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Christopher Columbus led a voyage from Spain in 1492 in search of a new trade route to Asia. After 36 days at sea, he landed in the Americas, specifically the Bahamas, believing he had reached Asia. His discoveries inspired further European exploration and colonization of the Americas. The Americas refer to the two continents of North and South America. The "New World" described lands in the Americas that were previously unknown to Europeans, while the "Old World" comprised Europe, Asia, and Africa. Other notable explorers who followed in Columbus's footsteps included Amerigo Vespucci and Vasco Nunez de Balboa. Ferdinand Magellan later led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe between 1519-15
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Isabella I was queen of Castile from 1474-1504. In 1469, she married Ferdinand II of Aragon, uniting Spain's two largest kingdoms. In 1492, they completed the Reconquista by defeating the last Muslim kingdom in Granada. That same year, they expelled all Jews who refused conversion and sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage, which established Spain's overseas empire. Isabella took an interest in the treatment of Native Americans brought back from the new lands.
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Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy. In 1492, he sailed from Spain with three ships and arrived in the Bahamas on October 12th, believing he had reached Asia. He explored the islands of Haiti and Cuba before returning to Spain. In 1493, he returned to the West with 14 ships and 1500 people, discovering more islands including Puerto Rico and Martinique. Columbus made three more voyages, discovering more islands and parts of South America, though he died in 1506 still convinced he had reached Asia.
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Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy. In 1492, he sailed from Spain with three ships and came upon land in the Bahamas, believing he had reached Asia. He explored the islands of Haiti and Cuba before returning to Spain. In 1493, he returned to the West with 14 ships and 1500 people, discovering more islands including Puerto Rico and Martinique. Though he never knew it, Columbus had in fact reached a "New World" and not Asia as he believed.
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Christopher Columbus made four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain between 1492 and 1502. While seeking a direct route to Asia, he instead encountered the Americas. His journeys marked the beginning of centuries of European colonization in the Americas. However, Columbus and his men also subjected the native inhabitants to violence and brutality, enslaving many and imposing forced labor policies. Today, Columbus remains a controversial figure who is both celebrated for initiating the Columbian Exchange and criticized for the devastating impacts on indigenous populations.
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Columbus' 1492 voyage led to contact between Europe and America, transforming visions of the world. Sailing for Spain, Columbus aimed to find a route to Asia but discovered the Americas instead. While initially respectful of indigenous peoples, Columbus and later settlers struggled to peacefully coexist with tribes and apply the Spanish monarchs' instructions to treat them well. Columbus' voyages had immense consequences and remain commemorated on October 12th in various ways internationally.
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- 2. At the beginning of Modern Age, people were interested in trade and exploration. They wanted to get products such as gold, silver, precious stones, spices and silk.
- 3. SPICES SILKSILVER AND GOLD PRECIOUS STONES
- 4. They obtained these products in India and they had to go there to the East. The problem was that it took a long time to reach there.
- 5. Christopher Columbus was interested in new and modern ideas at that time. For example, he believed that the Earth was a sphere and not flat thanks to Copernicus and Galileo.
- 6. This is what the Earth was believed to look like in Middle Ages.
- 7. So, he thought that it was easier and faster to go to India to the west by sailing the Atlantic Ocean rather than to the east.
- 8. Los Reyes Católicos sponsored Columbus for his journey. In return, he would bring back gold, silver, spices and silk to Spain.
- 9. On the 3rd August 1492, Columbus and his crew left Spain on the three caravels: Niña, Pinta and Santa María.
- 10. After sailing for more than two months, Christopher Columbus arrived in America on 12th October, 1492.
- 11. Columbus thought that he had arrived to India. He never knew he had discovered a new continent.