Christopher Columbus: The American Exploration

When Columbus sailed to prove that the world was round, according to the website Livescience.com, he was late by two-thousand years. Ancient Greek mathematicians already have already proved that the world was round and not flat. Also according to this website, Columbus’s education was self taught and he believed that Europe was wider, and that Japan was further away from China’s coast. These are the reasons that he was going to try and find shorter trade route to Asia. When a student hears Columbus’ name they may instantly think that he was the first person to discover America. Although there were millions of Native Americans who were living in the New World, Columbus is the man who is getting all of the credit for finding the New World. There were also other travelers who had discovered America before Christopher Columbus.

Christopher Columbus contribute to the mutual discovery of peoples and cultures between the American and European continent. Columbus it was the first to travel crossing the Atlantic and this assumption is very important for histographers.

Christopher Columbus is an explorer from Genoa Italy. He began his work when he was a teenager working on merchant ships until 1470. This ship would be attacked while sailing along the portuguese coast, but Columbus survived as he floated to shore in Lisbon. When he was here, he began to study mathematics and navigation and began to plan his most renowned voyage. The reason for his voyage was to find a direct route from Europe to Asia which had not been done before. Originally Columbus did not receive a lot of support for his trip because most felt that his estimation of how large the earth is was faulty. In fact, he was turned down for funds by the Kings of Portugal, France, and England, and 1486 when King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella rejected funding his trip twice. It wasn't until 1491 that he finally received assistance and funding for his expedition from Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile. Columbus's voyage started on August 3, 1492 where he and his crew set sail for Asia. Although he did not find a direct route to Asia he did land on a Bahamian island, and began centuries of transatlantic conquest and colonization. A key part of his expedition that isn't very known is that Spanish monarchs funded his trip even though he was from a foreign country. There are many reason why these Spanish monarchs were interested in hiring a foreign explorer for such an important mission but he main three are riches, religion, and trading.

Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain. He was determined to find a direct trade route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did. Instead, he accidentally stumbled upon the Americas. Columbus was so sure that America was what he set out to look for that he named the natives Indians.

Columbus was an illustrious hero in America history books since most people didn't know the truth. But as time goes and people begin to read, they realized that he was the person who discovered America. He set sail on a dangerous journey across the Atlantic Ocean with three ships: the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria. His crew almost called a revolution, but then land was spotted in 1492

He was not accepted by King Phillip the second of Portuguese for a three ship voyage of discovery. Columbus took his project idea first to Genon than Venice but still was not accepted there at all too. He went to the Spain monarchy of Isabella and Ferdinand in 1486. The King and Queen said, "They can't help because they were in war now but after the war we will help you." Columbus continued to ask and ask until Spain said "yes". Finally after Spain was out of war, they gave us the support for the long exciting trip. We were off to the New World in the Santa Maria, with the Piñta and the Niña along with us. The Piñta captained by Martian Alonso Pinzon and the Niña by Vicente Xañez

During the 15th century a man from Spain named Christopher Columbus estimated that five thousand miles of Atlantic waters separated the Canary islands in Africa and China. Columbus then proposed his hypothesis to Ferdinand, the King of Spain, and was given money for the voyage that could potentially open new trade routes from Europe to Asia. After 2 months of sailing, Columbus arrived in what today is known as the Bahamas. After discovering the new world, other European countries as well began their expeditions to North America after hearing about the new lands. England, France and Spain were the three main European countries that began colonizing modern day United States. But with their arrivals, they had to establish relationships with the natives, and not all European countries had the same relationships.

Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator and explorer. In hopes to find a new passageway to India, he sailed across the Atlantic, in the Santa Maria. The purpose of Christopher Columbus's voyage was to find a quicker route to Asia; however, Columbus failed in this attempt. Instead of finding Asia, he found the “New World”. Columbus is known for opening up the Americas to new European colonization. Columbus proved to the Spanish monarchy how many advantages there would be if they agreed to work through their foreign relationship.

Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492 on a mission to find an all water route to the western Indies, instead Columbus reached North America where he continued his search for gold and trade.

Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator and explorer. He sailed across the Atlantic in the Santa Maria from Spain, in hopes to find a new passageway to India.The purpose of Christopher Columbus's voyage was to find a quicker route to Asia. Columbus failed in this attempt. Instead of finding Asia, he found the “New World”. He has been known for opening up the Americas to new European colonization. Columbus had to have many good reasons in order to make the Spanish Monarchy financially support him on this voyage.

First I’m going to talk about who Christopher Columbus is. Christopher was an explorer, navigator, and colonizer who initiated the Spanish colonization of the new world. Christopher made lots of trips from the Atlantic Ocean to Spain. He was committed on to finding a direct water route west from Europe to Asia but never did. Instead of finding a direct water route he accidently stumbled upon the Americas. Christopher didn’t find a new world because millions of people already

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who is famous for rediscovering America. Hoping to find a better trade route to India, he sailed across the Atlantic from Spain to find the New World. His voyages have become famous tales of the American culture, and had a massive impact on future events of history that have affected modern society.

On the first voyage he set out on August 3, 1492. When he left from Spain he had three ships including; the Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Nina. After sailing for about two months he landed on a small island in the Bahamas. On October 27, 1492 he reaches Hispaniola (Haiti). After sometime he sailed back to Spain and received the title “admiral of the ocean sea.” His second expedition he left with a fleet of ships and 1,500 colonists. This time he discovered Jamaica and the returned to Hispaniola only to be sent back to Spain because of the complaints said about his poor leadership. On his third voyage Columbus was forced to carry convicts because of all the complaints against him. When he arrived this time he saw a continent and then hurried to Hispaniola, but when he arrived he was carried back to Spain in chains by the governor sent by Isabelle and Ferdinand. Columbus’s last voyage was his last attempt at glory. Although, he failed and abandoned all his hopes and returned to Spain. All of the voyages except for the first one were unsuccessful in some way. In the second and third voyage he was sent back because of complaints and in one he was a prisoner. Honestly, all of his voyages except for his first one were all failures. The first voyage established the New World as a place to be explored by everyone in

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer with a big ambition to find the New World. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain funded his first expedition trip in 1492, with the intention to establish an overseas empire. Upon his return to Spain, he gifted the diary of his first voyage to the Monarchy.

One of the people inspired by Marco Polo's writing was an Italian seaman named Christopher Columbus. After studying the maps of the world- excluding the Americas, because they weren't yet discovered- Christopher Columbus believed the shortest route to the Indies was towards the west, across the Atlantic Ocean. Over time, Columbus was able to convince King and Queen Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain to sponsor his voyage.