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Who discovered America?
Christopher
Columbus
There was never
actually a portrait of
Columbus made, all
pictures and images
of Columbus today
are just an
assumption of what
he may have looked
like.
 It took 6 years of persistence to finally
convince the Spanish royals to send
Columbus on his extraordinary journey.
Envisioning a
western route to
Asia, Columbus
long persisted
to the king and
queen of Spain
to fund his
journey.
Asian
Bound
 C0lombus originally thought he
had landed in the Indie’s, naming
the natives he saw, “Indians”.
 When the Native Americans first spotted Columbus
and his men they truly thought that these were gods
who came down from the heavens. Columbus and his
men took full advantage of the Natives kindness,
eventually enslaving them and forcing them to mine
for gold.
Columbus’s
routes
Columbus took a
total of 4 voyages to
America all in hopes
of still finding Asia’s
main continent.
HERO
 Columbus was originally
dubbed a hero upon his
return from his first
voyage.
 He Returned with gold
and natives to show the
Spaniard crown what he
had discovered on his
journey.
 Upon his third voyage,
people had grown tired
of Columbus and his
dictatorship ways.
 He was arrested and sent
back in shackles, only to
be immediately released
by the queen of Spain.
VILLIAN
 On this day Christopher Columbus died a lonely man
with very few mourning his death. By his request he
was buried with the shackles that he was held prisoner
with on his third voyage.
 To this day nobody is quite certain when, if at all,
Columbus had realized he had discovered a new
continent. If so, he never publically acknowledged it.
 Vespucci did not start
sailing until his late 40’s.
Originally a business
man his interest piqued
in exploration after
meeting Columbus in
person.
 Vespucci made his first
voyage in the late 90’s
and although it is still
being debated, there is
some evidence that exists
that Vespucci may have
navigated his way to the
mainland of America in
1497, a full year before
Columbus.
Vespucci’sjourney
Vespucci was the first
person to
demonstrate that
Brazil and the rest of
the continent were
not part of Asia’s
outskirts and that in
fact, was an entire
new continent. It is
important to note
however, his
conclusions were
based largely on
Columbus’s earlier
observations.
 Although the discovery of America was originally
credited to Vespucci, upon further review from
historians, credit was later given to Columbus.
 It was Columbus’s original journeys that had opened
the doors for other navigator’s such as Vespucci to
explore the newly discovered continent of America.
Sean McDermott
Bibliography
Primary Source
Columbus, Christopher. 1493. Milestone Documents. 4 June 2015.
<https://www.milestonedocuments.com/documents/view/christopher-columbuss-
letter-to-raphael-sanxis-on-the-discovery-of-america/text>.
Colombus, Christopher. (1492). Journal.
Secondary Source
Christopher Columbus Explorer of the New World. Dir. Biography. 1995.
Petrie, Kristin. Christopher Columbus. North Mankato, Minnesota: Abdo Publishing
Company, 2004.
Stockwell, Mary. The American Story - Perspectives and Encounters to 1865.pdf.
Bridgepoint Education, Inc., 2012 .
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  • 2.
  • 3. Christopher Columbus There was never actually a portrait of Columbus made, all pictures and images of Columbus today are just an assumption of what he may have looked like.
  • 4.  It took 6 years of persistence to finally convince the Spanish royals to send Columbus on his extraordinary journey. Envisioning a western route to Asia, Columbus long persisted to the king and queen of Spain to fund his journey. Asian Bound
  • 5.  C0lombus originally thought he had landed in the Indie’s, naming the natives he saw, “Indians”.  When the Native Americans first spotted Columbus and his men they truly thought that these were gods who came down from the heavens. Columbus and his men took full advantage of the Natives kindness, eventually enslaving them and forcing them to mine for gold.
  • 6. Columbus’s routes Columbus took a total of 4 voyages to America all in hopes of still finding Asia’s main continent.
  • 7. HERO  Columbus was originally dubbed a hero upon his return from his first voyage.  He Returned with gold and natives to show the Spaniard crown what he had discovered on his journey.  Upon his third voyage, people had grown tired of Columbus and his dictatorship ways.  He was arrested and sent back in shackles, only to be immediately released by the queen of Spain. VILLIAN
  • 8.  On this day Christopher Columbus died a lonely man with very few mourning his death. By his request he was buried with the shackles that he was held prisoner with on his third voyage.  To this day nobody is quite certain when, if at all, Columbus had realized he had discovered a new continent. If so, he never publically acknowledged it.
  • 9.  Vespucci did not start sailing until his late 40’s. Originally a business man his interest piqued in exploration after meeting Columbus in person.  Vespucci made his first voyage in the late 90’s and although it is still being debated, there is some evidence that exists that Vespucci may have navigated his way to the mainland of America in 1497, a full year before Columbus.
  • 10. Vespucci’sjourney Vespucci was the first person to demonstrate that Brazil and the rest of the continent were not part of Asia’s outskirts and that in fact, was an entire new continent. It is important to note however, his conclusions were based largely on Columbus’s earlier observations.
  • 11.  Although the discovery of America was originally credited to Vespucci, upon further review from historians, credit was later given to Columbus.  It was Columbus’s original journeys that had opened the doors for other navigator’s such as Vespucci to explore the newly discovered continent of America.
  • 12. Sean McDermott Bibliography Primary Source Columbus, Christopher. 1493. Milestone Documents. 4 June 2015. <https://www.milestonedocuments.com/documents/view/christopher-columbuss- letter-to-raphael-sanxis-on-the-discovery-of-america/text>. Colombus, Christopher. (1492). Journal. Secondary Source Christopher Columbus Explorer of the New World. Dir. Biography. 1995. Petrie, Kristin. Christopher Columbus. North Mankato, Minnesota: Abdo Publishing Company, 2004. Stockwell, Mary. The American Story - Perspectives and Encounters to 1865.pdf. Bridgepoint Education, Inc., 2012 . http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=christopher%20columbus%20ships&qs=IM&f orm=QBIR&pq=christopher%20colu&sc=8-16&sp=2&sk=IM1 http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=vespucci's+maps&id=B928B2B70E10CAD2BD 2004973F16FF82CF4601C0&FORM=IQFRBA