Christopher Columbus And The Discovery Of America

There even was a european leif ericsson who had been to the americas before.

Christopher columbus and the discovery of america. Of course there were already people living in america at the time who we call native americans. This unintentional discovery was to change the course of world history. Christopher columbus was born in genoa between august and october 1451. Columbus s journal of his first voyage to america has been lost.

The next day land was discovered. It s an annual holiday that commemorates the day on october 12 1492 when the italian explorer christopher columbus. However it was columbus voyage that started the exploration and colonization of the americas. This breakthrough inaugurated the period known as the age of discovery which saw the.

His most famous was his first voyage commanding the ships the nina the. Christopher columbus is the explorer who is credited for discovering america. Discovery of america a postage stamp from the faroe islands commemorates the voyages of discovery of both leif erikson c. The italian explorer s travels bridged the gap between europe and the new.

And european popular culture his historical legacy is more nuanced. Las casas was an historian and columbus s biographer who had access to the original journal of the voyage. In 1492 1493 1498 and 1502. Christopher columbus may have stumbled upon the americas but his accidental discovery has changed the course of history.

However we do have an accurate abstract of the journal written by bartolome de las casas in the 1530s. A new world is revealed. His father was a weaver and small time merchant. Americans get a day off work on october 10 to celebrate columbus day.