In 1492 Christopher Columbus set out on a voyage with three ships, The Santa Maria, The Pinta, and The Niña. Columbus was searching for a better and shorter route to India for trade and riches, but he unintentionally found new lands.
Christopher Columbus was born in 1451. He first went to sea at the age of fourteen, and shipwrecked near the Portuguese coast in 1476. In 1492 Columbus got permission from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to act as patrons. Many times prior to finally agreeing, they had denied Columbus many times. Columbus promised to bring back gold, spices, and silks from the Far East, he promised to spread Christianity, and lead an expedition to China. This caused King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to reconsider and provide Columbus with money and ships for his voyage. The voyage was financed by seven noble Genovese banker residents in Seville. He leaves Palos, Spain and plans to cross the Atlantic Ocean in search of a new wrote to the Indies on his ship, the Santa Maria, in August. Fernando, his son, was also on board the Santa Maria. Martin Alonso Pinzon commanded the Niña, and Vicente Yanez Pinzon commanded the Pinta. The ships were tiny compared to modern ships, they were no longer than a tennis court and less than thirty feet wide. The Santa Maria had …show more content…
The Admiral asked and admonished the men to keep a good look out for land; and to him who should first cry out that he saw land he would give a silk doublet. Sailors seen a light and was skeptical if it indicated land was near. The early morning of October 12th the ships landed on an island in present day, The Bahamas, and named it San Salvador. It had been thirty-three days since the three ships left the Canary Islands off the Atlantic Coast of Africa. In the next few week’s landings were also made in Cuba, named Juana, by Christopher Columbus, and Española, present day
Christopher Columbus was born in 1451. He first went to sea at the age of fourteen, and shipwrecked near the Portuguese coast in 1476. In 1492 Columbus got permission from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to act as patrons. Many times prior to finally agreeing, they had denied Columbus many times. Columbus promised to bring back gold, spices, and silks from the Far East, he promised to spread Christianity, and lead an expedition to China. This caused King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to reconsider and provide Columbus with money and ships for his voyage. The voyage was financed by seven noble Genovese banker residents in Seville. He leaves Palos, Spain and plans to cross the Atlantic Ocean in search of a new wrote to the Indies on his ship, the Santa Maria, in August. Fernando, his son, was also on board the Santa Maria. Martin Alonso Pinzon commanded the Niña, and Vicente Yanez Pinzon commanded the Pinta. The ships were tiny compared to modern ships, they were no longer than a tennis court and less than thirty feet wide. The Santa Maria had …show more content…
The Admiral asked and admonished the men to keep a good look out for land; and to him who should first cry out that he saw land he would give a silk doublet. Sailors seen a light and was skeptical if it indicated land was near. The early morning of October 12th the ships landed on an island in present day, The Bahamas, and named it San Salvador. It had been thirty-three days since the three ships left the Canary Islands off the Atlantic Coast of Africa. In the next few week’s landings were also made in Cuba, named Juana, by Christopher Columbus, and Española, present day