The Pioneering Exploration Of The Caribbean Islands By Christopher Columbus

Until the sixteenth century, the experts in that period of time believed that it was impossible to sail west across from the Atlantic to Asia. By his adventure, Christopher Columbus, an Italian navigator, proved that they were wrong. However, based on the theory that the earth was a sphere, he thought that he could reach the East Indies by sailing west. He calculated the distance from Portugal to Asia was shorter than to Congo. In fact, the real distance from Portugal to Japan was much further, over ten thousand miles. With his erroneous estimate, he planned a scheme to prove he was right. After several unsuccessful lobbying in Portugal, Spain, even in England and France, eventually, in 1492, he won financing for his journey from Spanish monarchs,

He knew the world was round so that wasn't why he wanted to set sail. He wanted fame and fortune and he was promised that by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand. They were also the ones that funded his journey. He was given everything he would need and he believed it would take about a month to get to where he was headed, but it ended up taking him around three months. He was on his way to Asia but he miscalculated and ended up on the other side of the world instead. The men in his crew were beginning to get frustrated with him. They were running out of food and other supplies, they had not packed enough for the time it was taking them. Maybe Columbus wasn't a good as a sailor as he thought he was, because he didn't have a successful journey. Yes, he find a new piece land that for them had not been discovered yet, but he only found it because he got lucky. He was looking for Asia and landed somewhere

Portraying him as a mediocre explorer and vile mass murderer. Despite Columbus’ reputation as a great explorer, he was not even the first of the Europeans to set foot on the new world, “Scandinavian Vikings”, “British fisherman”, and “Giovanni Caboto” had already explored the Americas before Columbus “wandered lost into the Caribbean”. Weatherford paints Columbus as clueless, “Columbus was still searching for India in the Caribbean”, and “believed Cuba was a part of the continent of Asia, South America was only an island and the coast of Central America was close to the Ganges River”. The author seeks to illustrate the obliviousness of Columbus, and the ignorance many have for the true pioneers of geography including Eratosthenes and Al

Christopher Columbus, an experienced seafarer, left landmark achievements in various destinations he set foot in. He made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain and he mistakenly thought there was a quicker route to Asia. It turned out he landed on two unknown continents (Jane, pg.6). In the event of making journeys, he accidentally came across to natives where he taught the spirit of exploration injecting a great deal in America's global economy. The journey started at the beginning of different acts like colonization.

Friday, 3 August 1492. Today I set off on the Santa Maria, which was one of the ships that are going to the Grand Canary Islands, who Christopher Columbus is the captain. The Pinta and Nina were set out to go to the Island of Gomera.

The accidental and unexpected voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492 brought the age of colonization, exploration, and development to Western European, African, and American societies. This voyage proved to be a momentous turning point in history by connecting the previously isolated Americas to the rest of the world and their advancements. The transformations that followed demonstrated the benefits that some societies gained, as well as, show other societies that were profoundly weakened, damaged, or destroyed in the process.

In his voyage he came upon the Caribbean Islands, and a Native American tribe called the Taino. When Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic) the Taino Indians were gentle and peaceful and traded with Columbus. Christopher Columbus took the Native Americans for

They also agreed to make Columbus governor of any land he discovered and give Columbus one-tenth and all revenue made from the land he discovered. Once Columbus was equipped with everything he needed for his journey, Christopher Columbus headed for Asia going west from Palos, Spain. Columbus sailed for 10 weeks and eventually reached the Americas, Hispaniola, modern-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Columbus believed he reached India and he named the natives Indians. Therefore, one accomplishment of Christopher Columbus is his discovery of the Americas.

It is thought by many that Christopher Columbus was a skilled sailor on a mission of greed. Many think that he in fact did it all for the money, honor and the status that comes with an explorer, but this is not the case entirely. Columbus was an adventurer and was enthused by the thrill of the quest of the unknown. “Columbus had a firm religious faith and a scientific curiosity, a zest for life, the felling for beauty and the striving for novelty that we associate with the advancement of learning”. He had heard of the legendary Atlantic voyages and sailors reports of land to the west of Madeira and the Azores. He believed that Japan was about 4,800 km to the west of Portugal. In 1484, Columbus wanted support for an exploratory

His calculations from reading all the ‘modern’ books of the sea added up to about 2,400 miles across the Atlantic to China. He was wrong, in about 7,000 ways or miles to be more exact. An additional three extra months were spent by a bunch of 15th-century pilgrims who were developing smallpox and dying from starvation. But all hope was not lost for on October 12, 1492, a glorious cry of “land ho’!” was exclaimed by the bewildering crew. Columbus had finally after about a decade finally found the Indies (Bahamas). The news of his accomplishments spread like smallpox and the plague and every European was astonished. Dias and Gama became irrelevant and everyone was talking about Columbus. The new Admiral of the Ocean Sea, Columbus, had absolutely everyone wanting to explore to the sea.

Finally, Columbus and his men found land between October 11-12, 1492 (Columbus, Journal, paragraph 27-29). While they believed that the land they found was the new continent they were in search for, they were wrong. Once on the island Columbus observed the

Just as everyone was getting discouraged they finally hit land on October 12th, 1492. They would find what is knowns as the Bahamas, but they called it the New World. Once they arrived on the island Columbus came across a group called Tainos. They showed Columbus their gold and even permitted him to take some back to reveal to the Queen. Once he returned to Spain, the findings of the New World allowed him to set sail on another expedition.

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.

During the span of four centuries, Spain went through thick and thin to spread their culture and sustain their colonies. This began when Christopher Columbus set out to the Caribbean in 1492 and changed history. The Chiboney (also known as Guanahuatebey), Taino Arawak, and the Caribs were the three types of people that made up the early societies in the Caribbean at the end of fifteenth century. During the late fifteenth century the Spanish set out for their first intrusion and were determined to establish a trading post in which they could base off of the Portuguese model. Christopher Columbus was not the first European to discover the New World, even though he did have a stronger outcome, giving the world insight of his discoveries in the

Contrary to legend, Columbus did not sail to prove the earth was round. Most educated Europeans and mariners already knew