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The Discovery of America

Discovery of America

 On October 10 Americans get a day off work  to celebrate Columbus Day. It's an annual holiday that commemorates the day on October 12, 1492, when  Christopher Columbus officially set foot in the Americas

to say Columbus "discovered" America is a bit of a misnomer 

because there were plenty of people already here when he arrived

 


It is commonly said that "Columbus discovered America." It would be more accurate, perhaps, to say that he introduced the Americas to Western Europe during his four voyages to the region between 1492 and 1502. It's also safe to say that he paved the way for the massive influx of western Europeans that would ultimately form several new nations including the United States, Canada and Mexico

Discovery of America

flash back
During the 15th and 16th centuries, leaders of several European nations sponsored expeditions abroad in the hope that explorers would find great wealth and vast undiscovered lands. The Portuguese were

Starting in about 1420, small Portuguese ships known as caravels zipped along the African coast, carrying spices, gold, slaves and other goods from Asia and Africa to Europe.

Christopher Columbus was not the first person to propose that a person could reach Asia by sailing west from Europe. In fact, scholars argue that the idea is almost as old as the idea that the Earth is round

In the 15th Century, Christopher Columbus (Genoa, 1451?-Valladolid, 1506) conceives the idea of getting to The Maluku Islands (the trade center of spices). He decides to take a short cut used by the Portuguese sailors

Discovery of America

This first voyage
On April 17, 1492 the Capitulations of Santa Fe (Granada) were signed. Due to this fact, Columbus is appointed admiral, viceroy and governor of the lands he discovers. The Columbian Project launches on August 3rd, 1492 from Palos de la Frontera port (Huelva) and reaches American land (Guanahani from the Antilles) on October 12. He continues his route around the Cuba islands and Hispaniola

In this first voyage, Columbus will not reach the Maluku Islands (the spice land)

 second voyage

 starting a second one with the purpose to demonstrate that the encounter territory was, in fact, India, where he started the process of evangelism and colonization. With a further southern direction he will start at Cadiz on September 25, 1493 and will end at the same port on June 11, 1496. The coasted territories were Barlovento Islands, The Eleven Thousand Islands (The Virgin Islands), Puerto Rico, the South Coast of Cuba and Jamaica. He founds the first Hispanic city in America called La Isabela at the isle of Hispaniola (current Dominican Republic).

The third voyage

 departs from Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cadiz) on May 30, 1498. He sails around a more southern area, coast lining Trinidad Island, and for the first time, lands on continental territory at the Paria Peninsula (Venezuela) and also reaches the Cubagua Island

 

fourth voyage
has as goal to circle the world. He sets sail on May 9, 1502 from Cadiz and spots firm land on July 27. He crosses the Atlantic without any findings. When heading to Hispaniola Island, he reaches Jamaica, returning two years after to Spain, disembarking on Sanlúcar de Barrameda on November 7, 1504

Discovery of America

Christopher Columbus: Early Life

, the son of a wool merchant, was born in Genoa, Italy, in about 1451. When he was still a teenager, he got a job on a merchant ship. He remained at sea until 1470, when French privateers attacked his ship as it sailed north along the Portuguese coast.

The boat sank, but the young Columbus floated to shore on a scrap of wood and made his way to Lisbon, where he studied mathematics, astronomy, cartography and navigation. He also began to hatch the plan that would change the world forever.

and then started 

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