Christopher Columbus Trip

Christopher columbus christopher columbus the first voyage.

Christopher columbus trip. Christopher columbus returned from his first voyage in march 1493 having discovered the new world although he didn t know it. Christopher columbus was an italian explorer and navigator. He still believed that he had found some uncharted islands near japan or china and that further exploration was needed. The largest ones name was santa maria that belonged to juan de la cosa and was captained by christopher.

On august 3 1492 christopher columbus and his crew set sail from the port of palos in southern spain on three vessels. In 1492 1493 1498 and 1502. At first ships sailed to the canary islands which at that time were owned by castille. Christopher columbus s first voyage.

Ed different version available young alexander bell filson christopher columbus and the new world of his discovery. He was born between 25 august and 31 october 1451 in the territory of the republic of genoa now part of modern italy though the exact location remains disputed. In 1492 he sailed across the atlantic ocean from spain in the santa maria with the pinta and the niña ships alongside hoping to find. Christopher columbus italian cristoforo colombo spanish cristóbal colón born between august 26 and october 31 1451 genoa italy died may 20 1506 valladolid spain master navigator and admiral whose four transatlantic voyages 1492 93 1493 96 1498 1500 and 1502 04 opened the way for european exploration exploitation and colonization of the americas.

The name christopher columbus is the anglicisation of the latin christophorus columbus his name in ligurian is cristoffa corombo in italian cristoforo colombo and in spanish cristóbal colón. His most famous was his first voyage commanding the ships the nina the. A narrative with a note on the navigation of columbus s first voyage by the earl of dunraven v. His first voyage had been a bit of a fiasco as he had lost one of the three ships entrusted to him and he did not bring back much in the way of.

Having convinced the king and queen of spain to finance his voyage christopher columbus departed mainland spain on august 3 1492. On the evening of august 3 1492 the explorer departed from spain with three ships. The explorer christopher columbus made four voyages across the atlantic ocean from spain. Consortia put together by a royal treasury official and composed mainly of genoese and florentine bankers in sevilla seville provided at least 1 140 000 maravedis to outfit the expedition and columbus.

The ships for the first voyage the niña pinta and santa maría were fitted out at palos on the tinto river in spain. Christopher columbus and the new world of his discovery.