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Christopher Columbus Research Paper

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In October of 1951 a very important explorer was born. This explorers name was Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus is very significant to our world. With out him our maps and world would not be viewed the way they are now. Columbus was born in Genoa. Columbus father was a weaver. Columbus as a young boy did not receive much education. As he grew older he learned how to read and write. Columbus went out to the ocean very often went and explored his life was basically the sea. In the year of 1476 Columbus ended up shipwrecked in Portugal. He was able to find his way around to shore and was able to get all the way to Lisbon. At that time he believed that he had traveled all the way to Ireland and England. Columbus also claimed that he went …show more content…

The ships that were involved in this voyage were The Pinta, The Nina, and the Santa Maria. These ships were coming from Palos. Columbus conducted this trip with the help of his two brothers Martin Alonso Pinzon that was in command of The Pinta. And his other brother who was the youngest of all Vicente Yanez Pinzon he was in charge of the Nina. On October 12th of 1492 Columbus and his brothers made landfall in the morning. Columbus landed at what we now call the Bahamas. But at that time Columbus had named it San Salvador. Columbus met a few of the local people in the Bahamas these people were friendly and Columbus named them to be Indians. A few days later Columbus and his brother moved on to sailing to Cuba. Where there thoughts were to meet with the Mongol emperor of China. Then they moved on in December they sailed east way of Hispaniola. Around Christmas time Santa Maria ended up getting in a wreck in Cap-Haitien. Columbus was lucky enough to get all the men ashore. The people of Cap-Haitien seemed to be very friendly so he let about thirty-nine men stay ashore. Columbus soon returned to Spain on the Nina. Columbus seemed to have good luck with getting to places the winds seemed to be favorable with him. He had no problem going west from the Canaries. Then again sailed north more easts and yet again got good winds along the way. If you really think about going in the ocean and sailing at times it can be really difficult to find favorable winds just so that you can get to where you want to go. Soon after he was traveling he was able to meet up with his brother Martin that was on the Pinta. But not much longer and they were separated because of the winds and the sea. In March of 1493 Columbus landed in what we know now as Libson. John II interviewed Columbus soon as he got to Libson. Soon later Columbus went off to Palos traveled to Spain and Barcelona. Isabella the second welcomed Columbus when he

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