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Christopher Columbus
His Ships
nina, pinta , santa Maria
Caraval Built ships
planks fitted edge to edge not overlapping
caravals were replaced by Naos which were bigger versions
used rudders to make it easier to steer
triangular sails to be able to sail against the wind
getting sponsored
Colombus approached all the main European leaders to sponsor his voyage
Spain aggreed to sponsor his voyage
He was given Three ships
he was allowed to recruit a crew from the port of Palos
was told he must conquer all lands in the name of Spain
King Ferdinand and Queen Issabella
they wanted to spread christianity
they wanted t increase Spains wealth
they wanted to increase their empire
they wanted to compete with Portugal and their trade routes to the east
The voyage
Colombus set sail on the 3rd of august 1492
they took on fresh supplies at the canary islands
on the 12th October 1492 the crew saw land
Colombus named this land San Salavador
he was convinced he had hit India however it was the continent of America and the Caribbean
This is partially why the Caribbean is referred to as the West Indies
he spent two months exploring the islands around San Salvador
he returned to Spain in early 1943
he returned with
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He named the Inhabitants Indians
This was 69 days after they left Spain
colombus kept a fake log book to stop a mutiny
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interactive voyage map
He had three ships The Nina Pinta and The Santa Maria
The ships carried
wine
salted meat
the meat was salted to help preserve it and stop it rotting
hard bread
dried fish
beans and rice
fresh water
Colombus had a crew of 80 men
Return to Spain and later life
He was named Govenor of all Terrirories conquered
Colombus mistreated the locals and was eventually brought back to spain in chains
he sold many natives into slavery and tortured them
he was removed as governor in 1499
colombus returended to the New world three more times
Columbus died in 1506
a broken man who still believed he had found the east
why he travelled west
colombus believed the world was round
colombus read works by Marco Polo and ptolemy
Marco Polo
was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295
Claudius Ptolemy
was a mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, geographer and astrologer who wrote several scientific treatises, three of which were of importance to later Byzantine, Islamic and Western European scienc
colombus studied maps by Toscanelli
Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanell
i was an Italian mathematician, astrologer, and cosmographer
colombus believed that Cathay and Cipangu were only 4500km west of europe
Cathay is present day China
cipangu is present day china
early life
born In Genoa italy in 1451
he sailed the medeteranian on merchant ships
it is believed that he also explored African and European Atlantic coasts
he sailed the medeteranian on merchant ships
he was shipwrecked at Sagres Portugal
he atteneded the navagation school in sagres for 9 years
Results of Columbus Voyage
Ferdinand Magellan
The first voyage to Circumnavigate the globe
the voyage lasted between 1519-1522
conquistadors
Hernan Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
John Cabbot
discovered the newfoundland
he claimed this land for the English King Henery VII
The Newfoundland was present day Canada
